Fansided

Kobe Bryant Praises Jeremy Lin

By Hayden Kane

Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports /
facebooktwitterreddit

Kobe Bryant praised one of his new Los Angeles Lakers‘ teammates, Jeremy Lin, after his play in a loss earlier this week as the NBA regular season schedule gets rolling.

More from Los Angeles Lakers

The Los Angeles Lakers are 0-4 this season. One imagines, then, that veteran guard Kobe Bryant is generally unhappy with the state of the franchise, including his teammates. He did offer praise for one player this week, however.

Bryant is impressed with Jeremy Lin, according to Baxter Holmes of ESPN Los Angeles. Specifically, Bryant was happy with the assertive and aggressive nature of Lin’s play in a game this past week against the Los Angeles Clippers:

"“That’s exactly what he should do — is be the point guard and orchestrate things and get us into sets and get us flowing, get us moving, be aggressive,” Bryant said."

In describing what he wants to see from his teammates, Bryant had said the following:

"“You have to be able to assert yourself, especially on a team that I’m playing on — especially on a team I’m playing on,” Bryant said with some added emphasis. “Because I don’t want chumps, I don’t want pushovers, and if you’re a chump and a pushover, I will run over you.“It’s important for him to have that toughness and to say, ‘I believe in myself. I can step up, I can make these plays, I can perform.’ I think that is very, very important.”"

Also according to Baxter, all of this comes after Bryant had a lengthy conversation with Lin. One imagines that Bryant, especially at this stage of his career, is one of those teammates who is so demanding that it can be exhausting. That said, he might also be demanding on a level that a player like Lin can really benefit.

That only goes so far on a team that lacks talent, however, and at 0-4, it might be a long season for Bryant, Lin, and the Lakers.

More from FanSided

Home/Los Angeles Lakers