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: bit.ly/1VbslBu Subscribe to VICE Sports here: bit.ly/Subscribe-to-VICE-Sports Check out VICE Sports for more: www.vicesports.com Follow VICE Sports here: Facebook: facebook.com/VICESports Twitter: twitter.com/VICESports Instagram: instagram.com/vicesports More videos from the VICE network: www.fb.com/vicevideos