Kobe Bryant's farewell season has been a disaster, but it doesn't have to be.
Byron Scott claims to be Kobe Bryant's friend. Bryant was his rookie in Scott's final season in the league, and the two men remained close even 18 years later, even after Bryant helped defeat Scott's New Jersey Nets in the NBA Finals. Their friendship was a key selling point in Scott's hire as the franchises 25th head coach.
But friends don't let friends do this.
Kobe Bryant embarrassed himself again Tuesday night in the Lakers' 111-77 defeat at the hands of the Golden State Warriors, scoring 4 points on 1-14 shooting.