The Los Angeles Lakers trained outside on a football field on Thursday as they get ready to play their first game since the tragic death of Lakers legend Kobe Bryant.
Lakers head coach Frank Vogel says the team is getting lost in the work as their form of group therapy:
Frank Vogel was the lone representative for the Lakers to speak after today’s practice. His message was the team is getting lost in the work in preparation for Friday’s game as their form of group therapy.
— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) January 30, 2020
The Lakers’ game against the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday was postponed. The Purple and Gold are back in action on Friday when they host the Portland Trail Blazers. It will surely be an emotional night in the stadium that Bryant essentially owned when he was a superstar for the Lakers during his playing days.
Vogel and the Lakers currently have the best record in the Western Conference. Nothing would make this season more special than to see LeBron James and Anthony Davis lead the franchise to banner No. 17 for Kobe.
LeBron is averaging 25.3 points, 7.7 rebounds and 10.7 assists on the season. The King is playing like an MVP now that he’s healthy again.
Davis, meanwhile, is putting up 26.5 points, 9.1 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game. Both superstars were very close with Kobe Bryant, so it’s not a stretch to say they are going to dedicate the rest of the season to Kobe.
The Lakers retired Bryant’s No. 8 and 24 jerseys last year. He will be a first-ballot Hall of Famer as part of an incredible class when inductees are announced later this year.
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