Kobe Bryant made just a single shot out of 14 attempts and finished with nine points during the Los Angeles Lakers' loss to the San Antonio Spurs on Friday night. Now it appears a likely viral illness played a role in the shockingly poor shooting night for the superstar guard.
Mark Medina of the Los Angeles Daily News reports the team isn't exactly sure what the issue is, but believe it's a viral infection of some kind. He also passed along comments from head coach Byron Scott about the situation.
"He wasn't feeling too well. I don't know what it is," Scott said. "I don't know if it's a cold. I don't know to be honest with you. But I know he's not feeling well."
The report also included remarks from Bryant about his body not being able to recover quite as quickly at this stage of his career.
"Tonight was one of those nights where it really makes me remember the challenge of being 36 and 19 years in and your body won't respond," he said. "You're used to fighting through those things and this helps me really remember exactly what I'm facing. It's tough."
The good news for the Lakers is th ...
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