Malik Beasley’s brain cramp against Phoenix was exactly the type of play he and Kobe Bryant had worked to eliminate.
Beasley had earned one of the coveted invites to Bryant’s Mamba Sports Academy camp in late August. It was the same camp that Jamal Murray, Beasley’s close friend and teammate, called the “highlight” of his summer. There, Beasley soaked up Mamba’s message about mental acuity.
“It takes a lot of preparation, a lot of mental aspect of the game,” Beasley told The Denver Post. “I learned a lot over that camp.