After the Los Angeles Lakers acquired Steve Nash and Dwight Howard, did you meet a Lakers fan that wasn't talking a little trash? That sentiment was also shared by players with the Lake Show organization, namely Kobe Bryant. According to Ric Bucher of CSN Bay Area, Westbrook and Durant were so fed up with Bryant's trash talking after his team snagged Howard and Nash that the two Thunder superstars are using his words as extra motivation.
Looks like it worked. Guess we can add another two guys to Kobe's ever-growing list of young NBA players' competitive mentality that he has inspired.
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[via Pro Basketball Talk]