'Plane' could have steered Bryant clear of trouble - hindsight... The story is Kobe was offered a cameo role on "Soul Plane" that was filming the exact day he was in Colorado. He turned it down because of the surgery and Karl Malone was offered the cameo.

The movie looks soooo stupid but if Karl Malone is going to be in it, maybe its worth watching. I can't believe I actually said that... a year ago, I hated Karl Malone so much! Now that he's a Laker, he's cool with me. Like they say, "love the jersey, not the player." I would still love Rick Fox even if he wasn't a Laker though. First time I noticed him was in that dumb movie Eddie (Whoopi Goldberg) and I was so excited when he signed with the Lakers a year later.