Bryant's agent, Rob Pelinka, resigned as Carlos Boozer's agent after Pelinka and Boozer reneged on their deal to re-sign with Cleveland for $41 million, taking Utah's $68 million. That's not good enough. Pelinka should be an SF-Ex agent; he should be out of the business, or out of SFX, or suspended, or sanctioned, or something.

The slimeball agent has contributed to the NBA lexicon. To 'Pelinka': to renege for personal profit. Word is, Pelinka stole Bryant from boss Arn Tellem and stayed at SFX only after Tellem fought him. Kobe and Pelinka deserve each other.

Five minutes after becoming an NBA player, Kobe demanded that Tellem drop longtime client Reggie Miller. Tellem refused, giving him the distinction of being the first person to stand up to the Boy King.