Kobe Bryant's struggles this season have been sad to watch for fans of the Los Angles Lakers and Golden State Warriors players alike. Bryant's field goal percentage (31.1%) and three-point percentage(19.5%) are career-lows but Bryant and Lakers head coach Byron Scott have remained confident that the 17-time All-Star and future Hall of Famer will be able to regain his rhythm. Others around the league are far less certain.
"Oh, yeah, this definitely should be it [for Bryant]," former Philadelphia 76ers, Phoenix Suns, and Houston Rockets forward and current "Inside the NBA" analyst Charles Barkley told Mike Breshnahan of the Los Angeles Times .