‘Three-Ring Circus,’ part 4: Shaq stars, Kobe sits in their first Lakers training camp

Editor’s note: This is the fourth installment of a five-part serialization of “Three-Ring Circus,” Jeff Pearlman’s book about the Lakers era that featured Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O’Neal and Phil Jackson. The book was released Tuesday.Three-Ring Circus
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Parts1 2 3 4 of 5The Los Angeles Lakers would officially open training camp on Oct. 4, 1996, and if the plan was to have some sort of grand rollout – wha