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Fryer: Kobe farewell tour should take backseat to game

What in the wide, wide world of sports is going on here …

Lakers games are like little kids’ soccer games. Whether the Lakers won or lost has become irrelevant. What’s important is, did everyone have fun?

• All of this “Kobe hugs NBA Hall of Famer … ” and “Kobe high-fives the celebrity in the front row … ” that dominates Lakers coverage on all media platforms distracts reporting away from where it should be: The Lakers are getting their tails kicked.

• TV, radio, Internet and print coverage of every Lakers game should lead with the outcome and most important details of the game.