Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant has one more wish before he can finally conclude his term in the National Basketball Association, and that is to play one more time for the Olympics.
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But apparently, that concrete is not dry.
“We just seemed to really lose our focus”, Scott said.
“I felt very fortunate to have had as long a career as I have had, to be able to have a few of my best performances here in this building”, said Bryant, whose 61 points in a February 2009 game remains the record for a visiting player. I want to see if I could play every game that I can play, ‘ ” Scott said. But you never know.
The Lakers (1-6) have struggled this season, and so has Bryant. Kobe said that it would mean the world to him to do it again, for one last time.
As Bryant made his way off the court after the final buzzer, he gave a wave in all directions before disappearing into the tunnel to cheers. He tore his left Achilles tendon in April 2013 and rehabbed for the next eight months. Scott has been the head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers since 2014 where Bryant has been a significant player in the duration of his career. He has played in all six this season, averaging 16.5 points but making only 32 percent of his shots and leaning heavily on three-point attempts that aren’t falling.
This is a big shift in thinking as Bryant had stated back in January of 2014 that he was finished playing worldwide basketball.
“How I feel now is that I feel like I can add value from a leadership perspective and a defensive perspective”, Bryant told Reynolds.
“But I appreciate those standards, because it’s something that still pushes me, still drives me, Bryant said”. “If this is his last hurrah, I’m going to miss him”. Despite the Lakers’ strong shooting from distance, Miami led by nine points after three quarters due in no small part to the Heat’s towering center. “That is lack of experience and youth”. Why does Byron Scott keep ripping D’Angelo Russell? That from a player who teamed with LeBron James for four-straight Finals appearances and a pair of rings. “But you still have to maintain a balance on when to run the offense and when to get him the ball”.
World Peace was an unexpected fill-in for Bryant and the veteran didn’t disappoint in his first start of the season.
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“The Black Mamba” has been playing professional basketball since the age of 18. The 17-time All-Star had helped Team United States of America capture the gold medal in both the 2008 Beijing Games and 2012 London Games.
