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Byron Scott and Olden Polynice joke about Jayson Tatum's Achilles injury and highlight Kobe Bryant's grit and determination.
"He was very interested in hearing about our team in the '80s and we would sit down and talk about that. He is totally ...
Olden Polynice had a solid but unremarkable 15-year NBA career. A scrappy and tough 6'11" center from Port-au-Prince, Haiti, ...
Veteran guard Byron Scott saw undeniable potential from the 18-year-old Kobe, enough to call him a future superstar. "Practice was at about 11, it was probably about 9, 9:30. And I go out to the ...
As Kobe Bryant's illustrious 20-year career wound down to one final game against the Utah Jazz, the Los Angeles Lakers coach at that time, Byron Scott, knew the stakes were high. Everybody wanted ...
Byron Scott opened up about the emotions of coaching Kobe Bryant’s final NBA game—a 60-point masterpiece. He described the ...
Former NBA player Olden Polynice narrates how he saved Kobe Bryant from Shaquille O'Neal by taking a punch for him.
But according to former Los Angeles Lakers head coach Byron Scott, while many looked at Kobe's work ethic as maniacal, it was, in fact, actually scientific. "If I work out three times a day and ...
With Mike D'Antoni failing to turn things around, the Purple and Gold went with former Lakers player Byron ... Kobe Bryant. "No. 24 helps a great deal. We think alike when it comes to winning ...
Recently, former NBA star Byron Scott, who both played with and coached Bryant, shared his thoughts on what made Kobe stand out from other talented players like Tracy McGrady and Vince Carter.