“I didn’t say anything”, Scott said, per Joey Ramirez of the team’s website. “You’ve got to earn them”.
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The Lakers (15-58) did not get it against the Wizards (36-37). Los Angeles drafted point guard D’Angelo Russell with the No. 2 pick in the 2015 NBA Draft with hopes that he could be the next Lakers superstar. Second-leading scorer Jordan Clarkson had only two points in 30 minutes, and the Lakers punctuated an abysmal team shooting game by missing 19 of 20 3-pointers before Russell’s last-minute 3.
“Every game that you play in, there’s something to play for”. “It’s something I have to figure out”. The Lakers simply had no match for Gobert and it did not help that Larry Nance Jr. was out, which made Byron Scott go to Ryan Kelly.
Lakers spokesman John Black said Sunday would be Bryant’s last interview in front of his locker.
“I just tried to choke plays off”, Bryant said.
This is one that many of his fans will remember as well. Let’s be clear, I have booed this guy over his entire career and it’s not going to stop just because he’s retiring.
Bryant hardly sounded as complimentary on whether his current teammates have what it takes to lead the Lakers franchise once he leaves.
“No”, Bryant said, when asked if anyone on the Lakers roster is ready to carry the flame. “You’ve got to earn that”.
“It’s a damn shame our oldest player has to take the challenge”, Scott said.
Wall had 17 points in the first half while Washington took a commanding lead, and returned to finish out the final minutes after the Wizards’ lead dwindled. They will likely be active in free agency as well, though luring top players to buy in to the current product will be an ambitious sell. “Everybody is different. It manifests itself in different ways”. “We talked before the game, we talked after the game, and it was great to just talk basketball with him”. But even after providing reporters hundreds upon hundreds of responses, there’s one post-game interview that Bryant will never forget.
The Lakers are coming off the largest loss of Kobe Bryant’s career in a game that he played, 123-75 at Utah on Monday, and have dropped four straight by double figures.
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Two of Bryant’s final nine games are scheduled to be on national television. “They want to hate me, I want to hate them, but we (stink)”.
