Karl Malone and his agent Dwight Manley had a lunchtime meeting with Dr. Jerry Buss and Mitch Kupchak to discuss the power forward's future with the Lakers.  It was the first meeting since it Kobe Bryant accused Malone of hitting on his wife Vanessa.

"We all have a great relationship personally," Manley said, declining to offer further details. "It was all a lot of respect and very open."

Laker spokesman John Black said nothing definitive came out of the meeting, but that Malone was pleased with the overall discussion.

"Karl was very happy," Black said. "His words were that it was a 'great meeting.'"

The Lakers would still like Malone to return to the Lakers if he plays this season.