I never have a problem with a star calling out players by name in private.
It is better than anonymous sources or doing it in the media. Kobe has earned the right to get upset and in this case he was correct in chastising Randle and Russell.
InsideSoCal has the details.
Bryant provided pointed comments to his teammates about their play in the locker room afterwards, according to multiple sources familiar with the situation.
Bryant, who posted 10 points on 5-of-9 shooting and five turnovers in 25 minutes through three quarters, became upset both with the Lakers (9-37) for losing their sixth consecutive game and for some on the team smiling after the loss, sources said. Bryant took particular aim at Lakers rookie point guard D’Angelo Russell and second-year forward Julius Randle and even called them out by name, sources said.
“You know I don’t do the gossip [expletive],” Bryant said in a friendly exchange when asked about the incident.
Going to miss Kobe when he’s gone.