The sports tabloids exploded after Kobe Bryant went off during an open Thursday practice, calling his teammates "soft" repeatedly during a 5-on-5 scrimmage.
"You m-----f------ are soft like Charmin in this m-----f-----," Kobe exclaimed, via ESPN.com. "God damn, is this the type of s--- that's going on in these practices? Now I see why we've lost 20 f---ing games. We're soft like Charmin. We're soft like s---."
As reported by Lakers Nation's Serena Winters, after the Lakers responded to Bryant's self-professed "trash talk" with a gutsy 112-11o overtime road win over the San Antonio Spurs on Friday night, guard Jeremy Lin had the quote of the night:
AMAZING quote from Jeremy Lin: "I thought we played pretty hard for a team full of toilet paper." (on @TWCSportsNet)
— Serena Winters (@SerenaWinters) December 13, 2014
Second place? Nick Young, who had this to say after dropping 29 (and the game-winning three in OT) on the defending NBA champs:
Toilet paper is a hot topic of conversation post-game, Nick Young: "I like Scott tissue, it's a little rougher." (on TWC)
— Serena Winters (@SerenaWinters) December 13, 2014
Bryant may have started a trend. Will the Lakers TP the Staples Center start TP'ing the Staples Center after home victories? One can only dream.
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