Golden State Warriors swingman Nick Young says he had a nice four-year run with the Los Angeles Lakers and has some good memories during his time with the team.
However, Young showed he's clearly still holding a grudge against Byron Scott, the only one of the three “good coaches” he played for during his stint in L.A. which he failed to acknowledge.
I asked Nick Young on his time with the Lakers, he has good memories, played for some good coaches: Mike D'Antoni and Luke Walton. I said you left out one, he ran off smiling
— Eric Pincus (@EricPincus) November 29, 2017
Young had a contentious relationship with Scott, who was particularly hard on Swaggy P. He landed on Scott's doghouse multiple times because of his seemingly questionable mentality and effort levels. Young likely deserves some of the blame for the situation, but Scott's questionable management skills certainly didn't help.
During the infamous leaked video incident involving Young and D'Angelo Russell, instead of being a more understanding coach who realized the tough time Young was going through personally, Scott benched Young, saying he was “not here with us mentally.”
Young's performances in the two years under Scott were pretty poor as a result of their awful relationship. He was able to revive his career under Scott's predecessor, Luke Walton, and now finds himself playing for the defending champion Warriors.
However, it's obvious Young still isn't willing to let bygones be bygones when it comes to Scott, and it remains to be seen if he ever will.
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