The question made Lakers coach Byron Scott feel uncomfortable.
Surprisingly, the subject did not involve the Lakers’ 21-61 record in the 2014-15 season in what marked the worst mark in the franchise’s 67-year-old history or the uncertainty surrounding the team’s rebuilding. Instead, Scott remained unsure if he would accept the Lakers’ invitation to become the team’s draft lottery representative in New York City on May 19.
“They asked me to go,” Scott said, “so I don’t know if I want to go now.”
Scott then joked the Lakers should send team spokesman John Black on the trip.