LOS ANGELES — “Let the best man win.”
That’s what Los Angeles Lakers coach Mike D’Antoni said late Friday night, looking ahead to the rest of his team’s season with a lengthening list of healthier bodies in search of playing time. A lot of guys have contracts to earn and plenty to prove.
But the actual best man, lest anyone forget, is Kobe Bryant.
Bryant also has plenty to prove, even if the NBA’s richest contract is already signed.
The problem is his body still isn’t close to healthy, and it looks like he won’t play again this season.
After all the hype about his legendary will and incomparable work ethic going up against the Achilles tendon rupture and Father Time, Bryant might wind up losing this game, 76-6.
He has stood for only six games this season—and he’ll have sat for 76 if he doesn’t come back. That’s one blowout victory for Father Time, who is sure to point out during the on-court postgame winner’s interview that all the while Bryant has been sitting, he’s only getting older.
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