“I was like, ‘OK, I’m good with that.’ And then getting here (Monday) morning, I was like, ‘You know what, maybe we better talk again'”.
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“I’m really relying on him to kind of tell me how he feels body-wise and energy-wise”, Scott said.
But Scott has maintained that Bryant, whose past three seasons have all been cut short by injury, would need to sit out games to rest.
In an interview with Tim Reynolds of the Associated Press on November 10, Bryant admitted playing alongside his Team US teammates in Rio de Janerio this summer would mean a lot to him. According to the official National Basketball Association site, when Byron Scott asked Kobe Bryant on how he would like to manage his minutes this season, Bryant replied that “there might not be one”.
“I remember coming in my first game here, not knowing what the hell to expect, what to do”, Bryant said. Point guard Jordan Clarkson has scored in double figures in six of seven games for the Lakers and is second to Bryant on the team while averaging 15.9 points.
“How I feel now is that I feel like I can add value from a leadership perspective and a defensive perspective”, Bryant told Reynolds.
Not everyone can be like Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant on the basketball court, but there is at least one attribute one must have if he wants to be anything like the Black Mamba.
“What I’ll always see is the guy who has dominated this game at his position for a long time, who performed at a high level for 20 years”, Wade said.
His playing time is relevant this week because the Lakers (1-5) have their first back-to-back set Tuesday at Miami and Wednesday at Orlando.
Fisher said he planned to wear No. 4 as a rookie with the Lakers in 1996, but when Scott made a decision to return as a player, Fisher switched to No. 2.
The greatest gift that anybody who has to watch the Lakers play basketball on a regular basis could be given is Metta World Peace. While Carmelo Anthony and Kevin Durant were the primary scorers.
After falling to 1-5 against the lowly NY Knicks, the Lakers continue their 5-game roadtrip on Tuesday night with a game against the Miami Heat.
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But a close game got away from the Lakers in late in the fourth quarter.
