The Lakers only enjoy rare win for a few hours, following Kobe rant
It’s no secret that Kobe Bryant has been publicly frustrated regarding the immediate future of the Los Angeles Lakers, but that boiling point hit a new high earlier today. Following the team’s big home victory Wednesday night, they were off today at home for a morning practice Toyota Sports Center.
During a 5-on-5 scrimmage between the starters and reserves, Kobe would soon yell “You motherfuckers are soft like Charmin in this motherfucker. God damn, is this the type of shit that’s going on in these practices? Now I see why we’ve lost 20 fucking games. We’re soft like Charmin. We’re soft like shit.”
Epic trash talk between Kobe and Nick Young at practice. Young to Kobe: "Nobody in the world can guard me. Nobody!"
— Mike Bresnahan (@Mike_Bresnahan) December 11, 2014
You know, in terms of toilet paper, saying you're as soft as Charmin is a good thing. In basketball? Not so much. #tweetfromtheseat
— Charmin (@Charmin) December 11, 2014
The venting prompted Nick Young to respond to the Mamba during the practice, while other players on the roster were afraid to. Swaggy P would soon yell, “Nobody in the world can guard me one-on-one” – putting a smile on Kobe’s face. Later before practice concluded, Bryant would guard Jeremy Lin and scream “This motherfucker don’t got shit. He ain’t got shit right now. Shoot! Shoot!”
As you can see in the Vine clip above, that’s just a taste of what was going on in El Segundo today. At 6-16, the team travels to down to Texas tomorrow night for a game against the current champion San Antonio Spurs.
Kobe extremely unhappy on the practice court. "Now I see why we've lost so many games. We're soft like Charmin!"
— Mike Bresnahan (@Mike_Bresnahan) December 11, 2014
Kobe yelled to Kupchak while leaving practice court: "These (expletives) aren't doing (expletive) for me." Didn't think team practiced hard.
— Mike Bresnahan (@Mike_Bresnahan) December 11, 2014