Kobe Bryant Plans to Play in Remaining Lakers Games, Barring ‘Something Drastic’

March 28th, 2016 by Timothy Rapp Leave a reply »

Los Angeles Lakers star guard Kobe Bryant revealed Sunday that he intends to play in all nine of L.A.'s remaining games this season "unless something drastic happens," according to the team.

The Lakers have four home games left, though technically they'll play in the Staples Center five more times, as they face the Los Angeles Clippers twice. Bryant, 37, announced in November he would retire after this season.



The veteran shooting guard leads the Lakers in scoring this season with 17.1 points per game, but he's shooting just 36.0 percent from the floor, the worst field-goal percentage of his career. He's also averaging four rebounds and three assists per game.

The Lakers have struggled in Bryant's retirement tour, going just 15-58 on the season, the second-worst record in the NBA behind only the Philadelphia 76ers. 



While Kobe is a surefire Hall of Famer and one of the greatest to ever play the game, there have been concerns that his presence has stymied the progression of the team's young guards, namely D'Angelo Russell and Jordan Clarkson. On the other hand, they have had a ...

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