“The challenge that I like that I saw in that was that Kobe was really physical and that’s something that if you’ve haven’t (experienced), particularly in your second year, if you haven’t played against that toughness and that intensity, that it’s new.”
SALT LAKE CITY — Turns out, Trey Lyles wasn’t the only Utah Jazz player to get some free advice from Kobe Bryant while the teams were in Hawaii.
During his 21-point outing in Tuesday’s preseason game, Jazz shooting guard Rodney Hood got an earful from the Lakers star.
Hood’s advice was of a different nature than the positive encouragement and career tips that Lyles received.