Chandler Parsons on the Deandre Drama and the End of Kobe

After signing a contract with Mark Cuban at a Dallas night club, Chandler Parsons became the Mavericks’ chief recruiter for Deandre Jordan. That... didn’t quite work out. In this Ride Along, Chandler recounts the tug-of-war over his longtime friend, his growth from a petulant and overlooked kid at the University of Florida to a respected NBA veteran, and his thoughts on facing Kobe one last time at the Staples Center. WATCH NEXT: Max Scherzer On Throwing No-Hitters and His Dichromatic Eyes: