Kobe Bryant Benched: Mike Brown’s Decision Not to Blame for Lakers’ Latest Loss

Oh no! Mike Brown benched Kobe Bryant down the stretch during the Los Angeles Lakers' 102-96 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday night.

(Insert second guessing of Mike Brown here.)

(Insert reasons to fire Brown here.)

(Insert equal parts praise and derision for Kobe in the clutch here.)

Now, excuse me while I allow cooler heads to prevail and look ahead to the Western Conference playoffs in which the Lakers are likely to debut as the No. 3 seed in a month's time.

Benching or no, the Black Mamba still logged 38 minu...

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