Kobe Bryant with Jordan Clarkson
Brand
new season, brand new start, sort of, for Los Angeles Lakers. Purple
and gold has higher hopes in the 2015-16 NBA season after flopping in
the last two years. Not only did they acquire the second top pick in
D'Angelo Russell, they will also have their leader back in the court.
Kobe Bryant had significant rest for his multiple injuries. Julius
Randle also made full recovery after his disastrous opening night as
a rookie last year.
Kobe
Bryant is entering his 19th season in NBA. He is turning
37 this month. Despite all the injuries and wearing years, Black
Mamba is not feeling fatigued. He does not only refuse the idea of
retiring next season, he feels crazy excited about this year.
“I'm
crazy. Ha, ha, ha. I love playing. I enjoy it. It's weird. You go
from as a kid loving the game, thinking you will be able to play
forever to being where I am now and understanding there is some
finality to it,” Bryant told Yahoo Sport's Marc Spears when asked
why he continue to put his body through tests.
“It's
amazing to take a step back and look at that art. You're kind of the
opposite of starting out as a kid. You're sitting here at 36 and soon
to be 37 years old, it's amazing.”
Of
course, the age of Kobe Bryant and inexperience of the new guys,
particularly rookie Russell, sophomores Randle and Jordan Clarkson,
will still be among the hurdles. That is true but for Kobe, these
fresh legs will also be key for them to making the playoffs, which is
not impossible according to him.
“Of
course it can. Absolutely. We have talented players in their
respective positions. We have some really young players. How exactly
will the pieces of the puzzle fit? We really don't know. We are going
to [training] camp trying to piece this together just like every
other team does. We have to figure out what our strengths are, figure
out what our weaknesses are. And every time we step on the court we
are going to try to hide our weaknesses and step up to our
strengths.”
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