While Kobe Bryant is one of the greatest basketball players we’ve ever seen, don’t expect to see him on the NBA sidelines once he hangs his sneakers up.
Bryant has repeatedly stated that he’s not really into a coaching position, so you probably shouldn’t ask him who he thinks should be in the Lakers starting five when they open their season.
Unfortunately, one Lakers reporter did so and Kobe Bryant was not exactly happy.
Reporter: “Do you think D’Angelo [Russell] showed enough to be a starter?”
Kobe: “What kind of question is that?”
Reporter: “Do you think he should start tomorrow? Do you like what you see from the kid?”
Kobe: “You should ask [head coach] Byron [Scott]. What are you asking me for?”
I know why the reporter was asking you, Kobe – you are the Lakers. Though in the same breath, I get the response from the Black Mamba as well.
Either way, seems like it was a case of the basketball reporter being at the wrong place, at the wrong time, asking the wrong question. Ask Kobe Bryant that on a different day or even at a different time and he might not have such a snitty response.
But then again, we love us some salty Kobe Bryant.
