Coaching Rumors
Nick Friedell: Doc describing the emotions of the night: “Ty Lue was really struggling. You forget that Ty Lue was his teammate as well and I look over at Ty during the game and he’s bawling. A lot of emotion tonight, it really was a tough night. Just a tough night.”
Andrew Greif: Doc Rivers said Clippers players requested that the team’s postgame availability in the locker room be canceled today in the wake of Kobe Bryant’s death. Obviously, many players and coaches were close to Bryant.
Jay King: Stevens on Zion: “He’s special. … And this is only his third game. He’s just touching the surface of where he’s going to go.”
Alex Schiffer: When Kobe Bryant visited Barclays Center in December, he approached Kenny Atkinson and gave him a hug. Atkinson was stunned Bryant knew who he was. It was the first thing he told his wife when he got home from the game.
