Some will undoubtedly question Brown's decision. This is his first season coaching the Lakers and Bryant is one of the best players ever. So, what?! Your skill level as a player does not have an inverse relationship to your attitude. Friday night when the Sportsmanship Brigade was at youth basketball game, a coach benched his player for similar behavior. The only reason this story is in the sports news cycle is because it's common knowledge that star players get treated differently than everyone else. They should not.
A team is a collection of individuals focused on pursuing and achieving a common goal. Beating up chairs along the sidelines does nothing toward that end and the coach should mete out discipline accordingly. To his credit, Bryant took his punishment like a responsible person and offered zero fodder for the media afterwards. "He makes the decision," Bryant said. "He's the coach." If accepting discipline from his coach is good enough for Kobe Bryant, shouldn't it be good enough for your team? Until next time...
Be a Good Sport!
-Sol
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