Nick Young had laced up his shoes and started his walk out of the Lakers’ locker room Sunday evening, lamenting a chance that might’ve passed.
“I had like 169,” he said, mildly inflating the 166 3-point shots he’s made this season.
But this wasn’t boasting. Young, who earlier Sunday wanted to know the franchise record for most 3’s in a season (it’s 183 by Nick Van Exel) spoke like someone who knew his chances to launch over the season’s final 17 games would be severely limited.
Sunday, Lakers Coach Luke Walton removed Young from the starting lineup for the first time this season.