Weeks before Kobe Bryant composed the verse that announced his plans to retire from the NBA after his 20th season, TNT commentator Kenny Smith wondered aloud how much fun it would be to see the Los Angeles Lakers legend join him, Ernie Johnson, Charles Barkley and teammate-turned-nemesis-turned-pal Shaquille O'Neal on the "Inside the NBA" panel . After Kobe's unforgettable final game last month, TMZ reported that Turner Sports had begun courting the future Hall of Famer to take a seat on television's premier studio show. [ Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball] But while Bryant's got more time on his hands these days, he's evidently decided not to spend it palling around with the TNT crew, according to TMZ Sports : When it comes to the "Inside the NBA" job offer, Kobe Bryant just did something pretty uncommon for him — he passed. As we previously reported, the honchos at the show had reached out to Mamba, hoping he'd join Charles Barkley, Shaq and the rest of the gang either this season or next. But Wednesday night outside of a Hublot watch event in [Beverly] Hills, Kobe swatted the whole idea down — saying straight up he DOES NOT want...