The Lakers don’t have much to celebrate lately, like GM Mitch Kupchak said, this season is all about Kobe Bryant. The franchise superstar is retiring after 20 seasons and has hit several milestones along the way. During the Lakers 112-95 loss the Rockets, Kobe Bryant became the second all-time leader on an interesting list.
(Video) NBA: Chris Paul Involves Whole Family in Pool Alley-Oop Dunk!
It may not be his twin Cliff Paul, but Chris Paul’s real family members all seem to have the gift of throwing great assists. While chilling by the pool, Paul and his family pulled off a pretty cool alley-oop show finished off with a monster dunk (ok sort’ve).
NBA: LeBron Says Breaking Scottie Pippen’s Assists Record Is “At the Top With Winning a Championship”
LeBron James passed Allen Iverson on the NBA all-time scoring list on Sunday and now he’s reached another benchmark, this time setting a record as he passes Scottie Pippen for most assists by a forward.
(Video) NBA: Nick Young Tells Kobe Bryant ‘Batman Needs Robin’ & He Better Pass the Ball
The Los Angeles Lakers had cause to celebrate on Sunday night as they beat the Toronto Raptors 129-122 in overtime. Still the dynamic between Kobe Bryant and Nick Young is a hilarious one. Kobe is known for not passing the ball and Nick is known for taking ridiculous, YOLO type shots. Last night however, Kobe Bryant set an NBA record becoming the first and only NBA player to score 30,000+ points and 6,000+ assists. That’s right, that means Kobe does pass the ball, well occasionally. During Nick Young’s post game interview he made it clear that Kobe needs to pass some more, of course in his joking manner.
