Byron Scott: Los Angeles ‘is still a Lakers town’
The Los Angeles Lakers officially announced today at a press conference that former Lakers great Byron Scott will be their new head coach next season.
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During the press conference, Scott fielded a ton of questions from the media, and was asked to give his thoughts on whether or not Los Angeles has been taken over by the Clippers franchise. Check out his response below:
Byron: "I don't think L.A. has gone to the Clippers yet ... This is still a Lakers town. Period."
— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) July 29, 2014
Lakers fans will certainly be delighted to hear those words come from their new coaches mouth, but they will have to wait and see if he can prove it on the court next season.
Former Lakers greats Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Jamaal Wilkes showed up at the press conference as well to voice their support for Scott as the new head coach.
It's a party. Magic, Jamaal and Kareem here to support Byron. Magic: "You chose the right guy." pic.twitter.com/HWvdnshvR0
— Bill Oram (@billoram) July 29, 2014
Here are a few of the important quotes from the press conference thus far:
Kareem: "Welcome home, B. We're going to be down there bothering you every night"
— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) July 29, 2014
Magic Johnson hugs Byron Scott and says: "Showtime's back, baby"
— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) July 29, 2014
Byron Scott: "This organization is all about championships. Period."
— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) July 29, 2014
Byron Scott says he'll be employing a variation of the Princeton offense and that it's similar to the Triangle. Sounds kinda Mike Brownish
— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) July 29, 2014