DALLAS -- The competitive spirit that burns inside Wesley Matthews wanted to outwork Kobe Bryant.
Matthews, who is quick to remind you that he’s an undrafted dude that has been proving people wrong his whole career, had heard how hard Bryant worked to return from a ruptured left Achilles tendon in a little less than eight months. Matthews’ mission after suffering the same injury last March was to work even harder.
“You heard stories about what he was doing during his [rehab] -- 1,000 calf raises a day and all that stuff,” Matthews said.