Not to be out-done, forward Matt Barnes felt everyone needed a reminder of how tough he really is, so he proceeded to prove it by punching an opponent in the face during a summer league game in the Bay Area.
And most recently MSN reported that San Diego police are investigating a claim against star guard Kobe Bryant who allegedly injured a man's wrist while attending Mass in San Diego.
I'm sure that new Lakers' coach Mike Brown wanted his team to keep themselves busy during the NBA's work stoppage, but I'm guessing this is not what he had in mind.
The Lakers off-court transgressions have run the gamut from zany (Artest), stupid (Bynum), criminal (Barnes) and, in the case of Bryant, predictable.
Bryant reportedly grabbed a man's wrist who he believed had been taking pictures of him and his wife during services, and he later returned the man's phone after he found out that no pictures had been taken.
The "victim" in this instance needed to receive medical attention for his injuries, and the predictable outcome in this situation is the eventual lawsuit that is sure to follow.
There is a slim chance that Bryant's wrist-gate saga did cause said victim some physical anguish, but the bigger story is how the Lakers' time during the lockout has been spent making news for all the wrong reasons.
Is any other NBA fan ready for the owners and players to put aside their petty squabbles and save the game before it's too late?
I certainly am as a writer, because it's becoming increasingly more difficult to cover stories that would not receive any attention under normal circumstances.
At least when Bryant was threatening to take ...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Los Angeles Lakers
