There is no doubt that fans of Kobe Bryant were estatic to see their favorite player healthy and back on the court for Sunday’s game against the Toronto Raptors. Social media feeds were flooded with photos of Kobe and hashtags that welcomed him back to the game. However, not everyone was happy to see Bryant back on the court as he received some mixed reviews via Twitter during and after the game.
The ‘Black Mamba’ had nine points and eight rebounds in his season debut Sunday but the Lakers lost to the Raptors on their home court 106-94.
Kobe released the following statement following the game, giving himself an “F” on his game performance.
It’s an F, for me, it’s an F. This is a complete failure to me, I can run around for 28 minutes but basketball wise it was a complete failure. It takes time. You have to get the game legs back and make proper reads. The biggest thing for me is putting guys in a position to be successful. Then I can be a threat myself and be able to execute it if the defense gives me a shot. If I don’t, then I have to kick it to somebody else and knock down the shot.
Click the link to see what Kobe’s fans and haters had to say about his return to the court.
