5 Reasons Why Kobe Bryant Should Stop Tweeting During Los Angeles Lakers’ Playoff Games

5 Reasons Why Lakers Star Should Not Tweet During Games

The Los Angeles Lakers are the 7 seed out west and currently trail the San Antonio Spurs 1-0 in their opening round playoff series. A late surge from the Lakers not only clinched their spot within the playoffs, but the team actually used a victory in the regular season finale to avoid being the bottom team in the Western Conference bracket.

However, star guard Kobe Bryant tore his Achilles late in the season, a critical blow to the team's postseason potential. Kobe though, has not lost faith in his teammates, but he's not just letting them know what he thinks they should do, he's been letting the whole world know what they should do via Twitter.

Kobe Bryant has over two million Twitter followers and on Sunday evening, he took to social media to voice his thoughts throughout the game. It wasn't just a reaction to the team's loss, but instead his collective thoughts and suggestions throughout the contest. Head coach Mike D'Antoni even had to answer questions about Kobe's tweeting after the loss. It's not that Kobe said anything bad about his teammates or the Lakers, but even what he put out there caused a bit of a stir.

Bryant has since come out publicly in stating that he does not plan to tweet during the Lakers' Game 2 contest on Wednesday night, but just wait and see if that turns out to be the case. With that being said however, it's not about Kobe simply offering his thoughts to the public, it's the unnecessary hoopla that comes along with it.

Here are the five biggest reasons as to why Kobe should NOT be tweeting during the Lakers' playoff games:

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It's a Distraction

Metta World Peace said on Tuesday morning that Kobe Bryant's tweets during Game 1 were not a distraction, but in fact that he was the team's distraction. He was being sarcastic and joking when he said that, but now Kobe's tweets have become an even more distraction just because World Peace is talking about them.

Mike D'Antoni is the Coach

Kobe Bryant was giving advice via Twitter as if he was the coach on Sunday night. That's fine during the game and during timeouts specifically, but it's not necessary when you're cooped up at home. Mike D'Antoni is the coach, so Kobe should simply trust in his decisions.

Public Perception

Twitter is one of the king pins of social media this day and age and news and opinions can spread like wildfire. Kobe Bryant created a strange public perception, not just of him, but of his teammates and coach. Most people don't really care about the fact that Kobe was tweeting during the game, but most people aren't speaking for the entire population that had an opinion on this matter.

Fan-Like Approach

Kobe Bryant realized how he sounded following the game -- he was no different from your typical NBA fan. Kobe's tweets could probably be compared to the average 40-year old man on the couch. Not to say what Kobe was tweeting could not have been valuable to the Lakers in Game 1, but it's clear that they would have much more valuable had he been on the court, not in front of the computer.

No Need to Be a Pioneer

Injured players don't normally tweet during their team's games. It just hasn't been anything that has come up yet. Please Kobe, don't start this trend now. Chicago for example, wants Derrick Rose on the court, could you imagine if he was tweeting during the Bulls' playoff run? No thank you.