But before the Lakers could begin to move forward from the death of Kobe Bryant on Sunday, they needed to look back. Anthony Davis went back to the 2012 Olympic Games in London, when he was the youngest player on the United States men’s basketball team and the last guy off the bench. The United States was up big on Nigeria when Davis was finally summoned to shed his warm-ups and play. Bryant, the oldest player on the team at the time, was flabbergasted and let Davis know it. “Before every game, I check that I have my jersey on — to this day,” Davis told reporters.

Source: New York Times February 01, 2020 14:17 UTC