“I would never, never, never do that,” Scott told ESPN on Friday. “That’s not an option whatsoever. No, that’s not an option.”
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Bryant, 37, is averaging more field goal attempts per game (16.4) than points (15.2) in his 20th, and perhaps final, NBA season.
“I don’t know if it’s his legs. I don’t think so. Again, our conversations are pretty blunt," Scott told the Los Angeles Times. “He tells me when he is tired and he tells me when he’s not tired.”
Scott added that he doesn’t think Bryant’s minutes played are taking a toll on his play and he isn’t considering reducing Bryant’s playing time, which stands at just over 30 minutes per game.
Coming off three consecutive season-ending injuries, is there any chance fans will see “vintage Kobe” ever again? Maybe it could happen Saturday against the Trail Blazers; he’s averaged 33.1 points in his last seven games in Portland.
