Kobe Bryant: Iffy for matchup with Kings

“Under normal circumstances [in a season like this], at some point, you would probably concentrate on just developing all your young players”, Kupchak told ESPN on Tuesday.

Considering Sacramento’s relatively close proximity to Los Angeles, it can be assumed that diehard Kobe fans will make the trek up the 5 Freeway to see one of his last games.

“I have a lot of faith and believe in him”, Scott said. We know what our [salary] cap situation is going to be like. “That’s OK. It’s my job to teach, and there’s times when I’m going to be extremely hard on you'”.

Four of the Lakers’ Top 8 players in minutes played are 23 years old or younger. “And the one thing he has to understand is that teams are scouting him and they know what type of player he can be, so they’re trying to make sure they take away certain things he’s capable of doing”. Scott says the 20-year veteran’s shoulder is feeling better. Yet, thanks to being so highly respected and adored all around the world, Kobe has 336,329 more votes than the already-undisputed MVP, Stephen Curry. The real draw to this Thursday night matchup against the Lakers drag is that they’re dragging Kobe Bryant into Sleep Train Arena for what will be his final appearance in Sacramento.

The Lakers are already looking forward to the National Basketball Association lottery with a record of 8-28, second worst in the entire league, through Wednesday’s games.

The Lakers won their first two games without Bryant, and they faced the Warriors on their first three-game winning streak since February.

Furthermore, according to cbssports.com, Los Angeles Lakers’ head coach Byron Sccot has moved young prospects D’Angelo Russell and Julius Randle to the bench.

“Listen, I was making a little coffee run this morning, got some gas and made a decision to just go on Instagram and peruse”, Bryant said, “and [I] saw the damn votes, and I was like, ‘What the hell?’ Shocked doesn’t do it justice”.