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The Lakers’ Misuse of D’Angelo Russell and Overuse of Kobe Bryant

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Sooner or later, the Los Angeles Lakers – including Byron Scott – will come to its senses and realize that continuing to play Kobe Bryant 30 minutes a game is no help to the young core of the Lakers.

D’Angelo Russell will begin to get some of the minutes that Kobe will be giving up, especially now that he’s officially announced that he’ll be retiring after the season.

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Kobe is shooting 30 percent from the field on the season and 20 percent from three-point range, on a team that has two wins. It literally makes zero sense to continue playing him. Russell will get his chance, sooner or later. And that’s OK. Let Kobe have his moment right now. Russell’s is coming.