NBA superstar Kobe Bryant is back but with criticism

NBA Superstar Kobe Bryant, 36, returned to the court this season after a long injury layoff. Fans tilt their head sideways instead of cheering him. Bryant showed excellent performance this season. He scored an average of 27.4 points in 11 games as a number one in NBA scoring. The problem is that L.A. Lakers is in the lowest rank (15th) of the Western Conference with two wins and nine defeats. This is why he is criticized for turning his team into a one-man show.

This season, he seems to be focused on throwing balls. He threw as many as 262 shots in 11 games and made 102 shots successful. He is ranked 118th among NBA players based on the field goal success rate (38.9 percent). Bryant said, “I don’t want many shots. I want to play with other players.” But his assists do not back up his claim. He has 3.7 assists per game, ranking 46th in the league.

Experts pointed out that Bryant should be a team player to save L.A. Lakers. “He seems to have a habit of a one-man play that he had in his 20s. He must have wanted to show something after comeback,” said Choi Hyeon-il, an SPOTV commentator specialized in NBA. “The game that L.A. Lakers beat Atlanta Hawks 114-109 on Tuesday could be a good model.”

In the Tuesday’s game, Bryant scored 28 points alone, scoring most in his team. However, he notched double-doubles with Carlos Boozer scoring 20 with 10 rebounds, Jordan Hill with 18 and 10 and Jeremy Lin 15 with 10 assists. Lakers had the second win of the season that day.