Jeremy Lin Recounts Time With LA Lakers, Shares Comic Memory Of Kobe Bryant

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Jeremy Lin recalls a comic memory of Kobe Bryant during the 2015 season
Lin spent a year with the Lakers after getting traded by the Houston Rockets
The Lakers recorded their second-worst record in franchise history in the 2015 season

Jeremy Lin still vividly remembers his playing days with the Los Angeles Lakers. As he was taking a trip down memory lane, the ex-NBA phenom recalled his short stint with the storied franchise and openly chronicled one unforgettable moment he witnessed from the late Kobe Bryant.

Lin appeared on Danny Green’s “Inside the Green Room” podcast and shared what appeared to be a comic memory of the Laker legend during one of the team’s practices heading to the 2015 trade deadline.

“I remember at this time (Bryant) had gotten hurt and he was out for the season, so he wasn’t around for quite some time, just rehabbing and being away from the team and stuff. And then all of a sudden after we hadn’t seen him in a few weeks... he walks in the gym, and this is the day before the trade deadline, and we’re all about to start practice,” Lin narrated.

“We’re stretching, doing our dynamic warm-up or whatever. And then he comes in, sweatshirt, he has a sling for his hurt shoulder, he has his shades on, his Kobe shades. And he walks in and everyone’s like ‘ohhhhhhhhhh’ and Booz, Carlos Boozer, is like ‘Kob! Good to see you bro! Dang, we haven’t seen you in a bit, how come you came today?’

“And he was just stone-faced, and he was like ‘I just came by to say bye to some of you bums who are going to get traded tomorrow.’ And then he sits down at the table where you control the scoreboard at the practice facility and he said a couple of words to the coach, and then he left. And I remember one of my teammates was just like ‘I lost all motivation to practice.’”

Lin spent a single season with the Lakers after being traded by the Houston Rockets in 2014. He averaged 11.2 points, 4.6 assists, 2.6 rebounds while shooting 42.4% on the floor and 36.9% from beyond the arc donning the purple and gold. He played close to 26 minutes per outing in 74 games as the Lakers registered one of the most disastrous seasons in franchise history, finishing with just 21 wins in 82 games overall.