Hooped Up

“Put your big boy pants on. Just adjust,” said Kobe Bryant. “You can’t whine about it. I’m 34 years old. I’m running screen-and-rolls out there. Steve [Nash] is out and my [tail] is running up and down the court more than I have my entire career. You have to adjust to it. I stay after practice and work on my ball-handling, my screen and roll.” — Kobe Bryant, On Pau Gasol’s play