NBA Lockout Affects Kobe’s Figures
As the most influential active NBA player, Kobe Bryant in the past season decreased a little in his competition ability. As a player entered into the NBA in 1996, according to the normal rules, Kobe is at this time stepping into the last period.
As it is known to all that the NBA figure will be a reflection of one’s influence in his career after a player retires. However, due to the lockout for this reason, here comes a doubt that if Kobe will be affected by the lockout in his way of fighting for better score in the NBA history.
During the past seasons, Kobe(Kobe Bryant Shoes) has surpassed many predecessors and has made new records. When be asked about who will be the player on the scoring that Kobe would like to beat, the former LA Lakers coach Phil replied frankly that it was Michael Jordan. Although Kobe always explained that scoring is not the goal that he pursuit; he is willing more to become someone like Bill, and try to win more championships; Kobe is one of the players that hope to get another peak in scoring. Therefore, the lockout will more or less affect Kobe’s effort.
Kobe Bryant now is at the sixth place of the NBA(NBA Shoes) scoring by total of 27868. He will surpass O’Neal if the season starts normally. However, there are still several elements affecting the result.
First of all, how long will Kobe continue his basketball career? It is known to all that Kobe had a contract with LA Lakers for three years. But this does not mean that season 2013-14 will be the last one that Kobe plays. If he is in good performance and condition, Kobe still has 10520 points to make in order to get the first place of the scoring. However, according to his past performance, he is possible to get the third place.
What’s more, Kobe now is getting elder. He is not as strong as young; the injuries hold back his performance on the court. Additionally, there is tough situation in the LA Lakers between the administration level and the players. And the communication between Kobe and the boss is not good enough. A said changing of the core of Kobe to Bynum is to some extent affect Kobe’s performance.