Michael Jordan pays tribute to ‘little brother’ Kobe Bryant
Bryant was selected by the Charlotte-based club in the1996 National Basketball Association draft and, although he knew about the video beforehand, he was delighted with the reception and the reaction from the fans.
“I thought it was a good team victory”, Memphis coach Dave Joerger said. “I don’t think there’s any question that all of our players respect and appreciate all that he’s accomplished as a player”.
P.J. Hairston and Jeremy Lin each scored 13 points for Charlotte. Los Angeles has just two SU wins in its past 14 overall and just one SU win in its past 10 road contests.
They cheered his every move no matter if Kobe Bryant scored, misfired from the perimeter or set up a teammate for a basket.
Collectively, Boston scores 103.1 points a night while holding opponents to 98.7.
“I thought we played well but we are not playing at the level we need to and hopefully will be as the season progresses”. “My journey started here, so that had more value to it”, Bryant continued.
FanSided Daily brings you the hottest content on your favorite teams. Then, the replay can be streamed via a paid subscription to NBA League Pass. “They did it both times”. He did add 15 rebounds and hit 11 of 15 from the free throw line.
The Charlotte Hornets (17-13) defeated the Los Angeles Lakers (5-27) behind 38 points from Kemba Walker who closed out the game down the stretch.
Mike Conley led Memphis with 19 points. “Usually he comes out at the end of the third quarter for a quick break, but we were up four and he said, ‘I’m good.’ We can’t keep doing that, but at this part of the season where you want to get a cushion… you leave him in there and let him go”.
“We were devastated, we were crushed”, said Vujacic, now a member of the New York Knicks, inside the visitors locker room at TD Garden.
Lakers: Bryant has more points against the Grizzlies than any other player.
While the Lakers’ fan base has been highly critical of Julius Randle being replaced by Nance in the starting lineup, the rookie has slowly grown in confidence and greatly benefited from his extra opportunities with the starting unit.
Griffin is now Doc Rivers’ leading scorer this season, averaging a little over 23 points to go along with 8.7 rebounds and five assists per game. Mario Chalmers scored 11 points and had seven assists. But the Celtics were sufficiently impressed with Bryant to the point where, at least as those involved tell it now, it was an extremely hard decision. He has long arms, very athletic, and he does his homework – he’s old school.
Hornets: Host the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night.