Kobe Bryant Dunk: Black Mamba Won’t Pay D’Angelo Russell’s Fine

But there’s one decision in particular that’s been under scrutiny recently, and that’s the benching of power forward Julius Randle.

“I just took it in and I said, “Rob, I don’t rule anyone out, but it has got to be based on performance because there’s so many people who want (to be on the team); everyone wants to be on the roster”.

“It would be a attractive thing to finish my career playing internationally”.

“The Sacramento Kings in the playoffs were tough”, Bryant said next, referring to one of his team’s fiercest rivals, whom they faced and defeated in consecutive playoff series from 2000-2002. But with the Lakers planning to pursue Durant next summer during free agency, it was only natural to wonder if Bryant made any sales pitch.

It will be the fourth game Bryant has missed this season, which he has said will be his last.

“But that being said we will see how it goes”. It’s how do I impact the generation of players coming in by what I have done.

Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant is about to call it a career after 20 years of legendary basketball. He is the all-time leader in scoring for games on the holiday.

With Bryant out with a sore right shoulder, the Thunder stars had their way.

Bryant has not played well at age 37 except for a recent three-game burst in which he’s averaging 23 points on commendable 53 percent accuracy. “The body won’t let me”.

The league is transitioning to more of a small ball type play and players are expected to be versatile and be well rounded on both ends of the floor.

“I don’t look at my legacy from the standpoint of ‘Where do I fit in with the greatest of all time?'” Bryant said. In the six games before missing Saturday’s game in Oklahoma City, Bryant has averaged 18.83 points on 48.8 percent shooting, 5.5 rebounds and four assists in 29.33 minutes per contest.

“He’s a tremendous player”.

Bryant revealed that he and Durant discussed a lot of issues during the dinner. He said he would play Tuesday at Denver. While Commissioner Adam Silver has said Bryant deserves an All-Star spot, Bryant said he would be “completely fine” if he was not voted in by fans or selected by coaches.

Bryant and the semi-retired Ray Allen are the only two cagers left from the very talented 1996 batch.

“I only can speak for myself”, Russell said.

“It’s always a touchy thing. You can’t do anything but think”, Durant said.

“I think it was progress”. “Come out ready and focus on what we need to focus on and do our job”. “When something like this happens, it damages the emotional Shangri-La you get from sport”. Through his time in the NBA, Bryant has won multiple championships and individual awards that have highlighted just how great of a player he really is.