The Lakers ruled Steve Nash out for the 2014-15 season last month amid recurring back problems. But the Lakers have held out hope the 40-year old Nash could still help out in a mentorship capacity for the team’s point guards. The problem is, Steve Nash has been avoiding the team altogether.
“I would like to (hear from Nash), but I don’t know,” Lakers coach Byron Scott said. “I gave him a call, but I haven’t gotten a return call. So we’ll see.”
Scott conceded he would have “definitely” returned any of his coaches’ calls immediately during his 14-year NBA career. But Scott maintains he’s “not angry at all” he has not yet heard from Nash, who is still under contract with the Lakers for $9.8 million. The Lakers have allowed Nash to keep his distance and has deferred to him on whether he would like to be around the team’s training facility.
“He’s probably going through a tough time to adjust as far as life without basketball at this particular point,” Scott said. “It didn’t upset me one bit. Hopefully I’ll reach out to him again and we can talk or I can get a return call.”
