Lakers Regret Not Contacting Kobe

Los Angeles Lakers executive Jim Buss says he regrest not talking to star player Kobe Bryant about the team's choice of Mike Brown as it's new head coach. ESPNLosAngeles has the story, below.

Los Angeles guard Kobe Bryant

Jim Buss, Los Angeles Lakers executive and son of owner Dr. Jerry Buss, says he regrets not talking to Kobe Bryant about the decision to hire Mike Brown as Phil Jackson's successor.

"Looking back on it, we should have contacted Kobe," Jim Buss said in an interview with the Los Angeles Times that ran Saturday night. "Kobe said it was management's job to pick a coach. He just said, 'Defense first.' That's what we were doing, but we should have reached out to him."

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