You guys treated one of our legends like sh*t, and I didn’t really like it. So hopefully, now you can start being nice to him now that he chose to retire after this year.
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The Philadelphia 76ers beat the Los Angeles Lakers 103-91, ending a 28-game losing streak (including last season) and spoiling a homecoming game for Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant, who is retiring after this season.
Bryant’s teammates were unable to pick up the slack, as the Lakers blew a 14-point lead to hand the Philadelphia 76ers their first win of the season, thus avoiding the NBA’s unprecedented 0-19 start.
The Cleveland Cavaliers suffered their first defeat at home this season as 35 points from John Wall lifted the Washington Wizards to a 97-85 victory.
“I’m pleased for the city”, Sixers coach Brett Brown said. “We want a little bit more”. On Tuesday, Bryant embarked on the first leg of his unofficial Farewell Tour, and, fittingly, it was in Philadelphia, where he played high school ball.
Los Angeles Lakers forward Kobe Bryant is in his final National Basketball Association season but is still making headlines. “Deeply appreciative beyond belief. It was really special moment”. As Bryant went to the free throw line with the half winding down, a strong, consistent chant of “KOBE!” “And I’ve got to just get him out of there as soon as possible and hope that he can get them back somehow in the next 5 or 10 minutes, or if not, just wait until the next game”. “I wanted eight”, Bryant told ABC.
Lakers: At the Atlanta Hawks on Friday.
His high school coach, Gregg Downer, and Erving presented him with his framed Lower Merion jersey before the game.
In a reference to the sorry state of the entire Philly sports scene, one fan held a sign that read, “Why Can’t Chip Kelly Retire Instead”.
NOTES: Lakers C Roy Hibbert, Sixers G JaKarr Sampson and Philadelphia F Jerami Grant were all assessed technical fouls after a shoving match with 6:54 left in the third quarter, which began with Sixers G Isaiah Canaan fouling Hibbert…. “Because you know, it was like, “my career could be over now” It scared me”.
Instead, the Lakers tumbled to 2-15, the worst record in the Western Conference. Malone, who died in September at 60, was the NBA Finals MVP in 1983 when he led the Sixers to the title.
He opened the game with a three-pointer. The 37-year-old announced on Sunday that this season, his 20th, would be his last. LaVine had 12 points, five rebounds and five assists and center Gorgui Dieng had 11 points to go with seven boards off the bench.
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The Lakers (2-15) play their fourth game in five nights, visiting the Washington Wizards (7-8) on Wednesday night.
