USA TODAY Sports-Mark J. Rebilas
Kobe Bryant receives a lot of criticism for being a “bad teammate” and taking far too many shots. According to one NBA veteran, most players around the league don’t want to play with Bryant for exactly that reason.
Milwaukee Bucks forward Jared Dudley was a guest on Colin Cowherd’s ESPN radio show and made it clear he thinks the Los Angeles Lakers superstar needs to change his style of play.
“Most guys don’t want to play with Kobe.” Dudley said. “He gets in this thing where he doesn’t pass and then overpasses and then trying to get triple doubles every night, so we know you have it.”
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Dudley discussed how Michael Jordan took less shots late in his career once he realized he was no longer in his prime. With Kobe’s career coming to an end, Dudley explained, he’s taking even more shots to try and prove to everyone that he still hasn’t lost a step and can dominate each and every game.
“That’s why I think it will be awhile for the Lakers to get good because they’ve got no stars. I would surprised if (Kevin) Love goes there.”
Trashing Bryant wasn’t the only thing Dudley did while he was at ESPN headquarters. He named New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony as the most overrated player in the league. The Twitter backlash Dudley has expectedly received is definitely worth checking out.
Seth Lassen is a writer for RantSports. ‘Like’ him on Facebook and follow him on Twitter @Seth_Lassen.
