The way Scott described it, Bryant is eager to play them all, whether in Charlotte, Toronto or Boston. Talked about it again and his feeling was, ‘Coach, this might be my a year ago. Kobe sat out Tuesday nights game against the Heat with a sore back, and will most likely not play against the Magic because of the same reason. “Because they learn by observing how I approach it. They don’t want to see me approach it as an average player, or approach it as a player who’s 20 years in”. Whatever the reason, Kobe Bryant acknowledged over the weekend that, as of now, he plans on making this season his final one in the National Basketball Association.
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Bryant is averaging 16.5 points on 32 percent shooting this season, which is on pace for his worst shooting percentage since he entered the league. “He’s always been pretty honest with me about that”. It would be hard to find a six-game stretch in the Hall of Fame career of Bryant where he shot that poorly over a six-game stretch.
Kobe Bryant had a back-and-forth moment with famed Knicks fan Spike Lee. They’ll play 18 back-to-backs, which are typically considered the toughest regular-season tests of endurance.
Though the Knicks beat the Lakers, it was a memorable final visit for Kobe, who often heard MVP chants, tussled with Carmelo Anthony, and engaged in a few fun trash-talking with those sitting courtside.
Here’s teammate Nick Young, also known for his larger-than-life personality, telling Serena Winters about World Peace’s on court advice for Lakers rookie Larry Nance Jr. when he lost his contact in the middle of a game.
“You hear about the guy being down, struggling with his shot and going through all of those other things”, Wade said. We haven’t got that. “I think it would be awesome”. “You just play. When it got to the point where you can’t play is when you have to tell people, ‘Hey, this is what’s going on.’ That hasn’t changed”.
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“It comes and goes”, Bryant said. “He’s one of those guys”. On Sunday, the veteran professional basketball player could possibly played his last game at the Madison Square Garden in NY and on Tuesday night he could be playing his last game in Miami.
