Byron Scott Hire Puts Major Pressure on Kobe Bryant to Thrive Next Season

Once the Los Angeles Lakers hired Byron Scott, Kobe Bryant's self-made and pundit-produced burdens became that much heavier.

Pressure is unavoidable for the Black Mamba because of who he is and what's expected of him. But he's entering a stage of his career that shouldn't be defined by excess baggage and standards by which superstars much younger than himself are measured. 

Almost 20 years into his renowned NBA tenure and pushing 36, now should be a time for Bryant to defer, to complement, to help escort the Lakers into a ...

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