Kobe Bryant Criticizes How Knicks Run Triangle Offense (VIDEO)

Matthew Moreno
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Coming off their first win of the season, the next stop for the Los Angeles Lakers on their five-game road trip was Madison Square Garden for a matinee affair on Sunday against the New York Knicks.

The early-season East Coast road trip is providing opposing fans with the opportunity to perhaps get a final glimpse at Kobe Bryant in a Lakers uniform. The five-time champion largely struggled through the first four games this year, though showed some signs of improvement on Friday against the Brooklyn Nets.

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That set the stage for Bryant’s perceived curtain call at Madison Square Garden, where he’s enjoyed playing throughout his 20-year career. Sunday’s game was also a reunion of sorts with several in the Knicks organization having ties to the Lakers.

Among them is head coach Derek Fisher, who runs Phil Jackson’s infamous Triangle offense. Having spent 11 seasons playing under Jackson, Bryant certainly has a firm grasp on all the intricacies that come with the complex offensive system.

As such, he pulled no punches when giving famed Knicks fan and film director Spike Lee his impression of the Knicks efforts to run the Triangle, via Randy J Cruz:

Despite Bryant’s criticism, the Knicks fought back from a fourth-quarter deficit to drop the Lakers to 1-5 on the season. Bryant finished with 18 points on 6-for-19 shooting, which included a putrid 2-for-10 from 3-point territory.

Bryant added three assists and two rebounds in a season-high 32 minutes played. Next up for the Lakers is a date with the Miami Heat on Tuesday at American Airlines Arena.

Matthew Moreno is a journalist from Whittier, Calif., who is a credentialed reporter and is currently the Managing Editor of DodgerBlue.com and LakersNation.com. In addition to covering Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angels Lakers games, Matthew has a strong passion for keeping up to date with the sneakerhead culture. It began with Michael Jordan and Air Jordan shoes, and has carried over to Kobe Bryant's signature line with Nike. Matthew previously was the lead editor and digital strategist at Dodgers Nation, and the co-editor and lead writer at Reign of Troy, where he covered USC Trojans Football. Matthew graduated from California State Long Beach University with a major in journalism and minor in communications. Contact: matt@mediumlargela.com