Even though Kobe Bryant plays for the lakers, it doesn’t mean his work ethic won’t be shown through other players. Former Laker, Jodie Meeks has been picked up by the Pistons and while Van Gundy admires who Meeks is, Meeks says he wants to be a little more like Kobe.
“Practice was at 11, we had to be there at 10. Well, I wanted to get there at 10,” Meeks said. “He was already there fully dressed and sweating. I got to the locker room at 9:30, got on the court at 10, and he had been there an hour and a half working on stuff.
“I was like, ‘Man, it is true.’ This guy is working like this and at the time he was 34 years old. He felt like he still had a lot to prove, and he was still trying to prove people wrong. I was like, ‘Man, great player….’
“No matter if he was sick or hurt or injured, he never made excuses. He just kept working hard. He got better, and you see where he’s at.”
Meeks isn’t the first player to admire the work ethic of Bryant. Meeks has been brought on to be the potential leader for the Pistons and if he plans on working like Kobe, there shouldn’t be any problems in that department.