Kobe Bryant feels 'really good' despite D-grade return
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — A day later, the sting of Kobe Bryant's unflattering comeback game had worn off a bit.
After the ice baths and the late-night film session that is now part of his nightly routine again, the Los Angeles Lakers star who had given himself an F grade for his Sunday night performance against the Toronto Raptors wanted to reassess the situation.
"It wasn't as bad as I thought it was," said Bryant, who returned from his eight-month recovery from an Achilles tendon tear and had nine points on 2-for-8 shooting and eight turnovers in 28 minutes Sunday. "The turnovers and things like that were, a lot of it was just mistiming. We made some pretty good reads. I got my guys some pretty good looks. In terms of the floor game, it wasn't as bad as I thought it was."
So, he was asked, does the grade stand?
"D," he said.
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