In an interview with ESPN, Los Angeles Lakers head coach Byron Scott revealed the moment he found out Kobe Bryant was going to retire. While the rest of us found out through a poem on The Players' Tribune, Scott was, according to Bryant, the first to know. Unfortunately, though, he discovered Kobe's plans in the middle of a game.
Prior to the start of the third quarter against the Portland Trail Blazers last Saturday, Scott approached Bryant about his decision to restrict his minutes and the Black Mamba responded by telling him about his plan to call it quits.
Meanwhile, Bryant says the revelation came by accident.
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[via ESPN]