Eight rings. 32 years. The man who saw every Kobe Bryant practice and game finally sits down.

 Former Los Angeles Lakers head athletic trainer Gary Vitti opens up on November 7, 1991, the day he realized Magic Johnson was HIV positive before anyone told him. He also revisits the 1985 Memorial Day Massacre in Boston, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s accountability speech, and why HBO’s Winning Time got Jerry West and Dr. Jerry Buss wrong. He breaks down Pat Riley’s famous “12 + 2 + 1” inner circle and why Kareem still has the strongest GOAT case.

Then come the Shaq stories: police academy frisking that broke Vitti’s pelvis, wild locker-room pranks, Kobe getting waterboarded by Navy SEALs, the Sacramento suppository moment, Kobe’s Achilles tear, the “F*ck Paul Pierce” walk back to the bench, and the instant Vanessa arrived and the Black Mamba became dad again.

This is 32 years of Lakers history told by the one man who was there for all of it.

Eight rings. 32 years. The man who saw every Kobe Bryant practice and game finally sits down.
&nbsp;Former Los Angeles Lakers head athletic trainer Gary Vitti opens up on November 7, 1991, the day he realized Magic Johnson was HIV positive before anyone told him. He also revisits the 1985 Memorial Day Massacre in Boston, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar&rsquo;s accountability speech, and why HBO&rsquo;s Winning Time got Jerry West and Dr. Jerry Buss wrong. He breaks down Pat Riley&rsquo;s famous &ldquo;12 + 2 + 1&rdquo; inner circle and why Kareem still has the strongest GOAT case.
Then come the Shaq stories: police academy frisking that broke Vitti&rsquo;s pelvis, wild locker-room pranks, Kobe getting waterboarded by Navy SEALs, the Sacramento suppository moment, Kobe&rsquo;s Achilles tear, the &ldquo;F*ck Paul Pierce&rdquo; walk back to the bench, and the instant Vanessa arrived and the Black Mamba became dad again.
This is 32 years of Lakers history told by the one man who was there for all of it.

ALL THE SMOKE pairs two of the most outspoken and controversial players of their time. Known as fiery, intense competitors during their on-court careers, Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson are now two of the most widely respected voices by today’s crop of NBA stars. Serving as mentors to numerous players throughout the league and with their hands firmly on the pulse of the game, they have first-hand insight into the minds, lives and pressing issues facing today’s players. Barnes and Jackson, who have played alongside two generations of All-Stars, will dish on the latest news and drama from on and off the court without boundaries.

All The Smoke

Lakers Trainer Gary Vitti: Magic’s HIV Reveal, Kobe’s Achilles & Shaq’s Wildest Pranks

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