Lakers to hire middle school assistant coach?

Kobe Bryant’s new head coaches most recent gig was coaching 13-year-olds. Mike Brown, expected to replace Phil Jackson as coach of the Lakers, had been “working” as an assistant coach for the Westlake Lee Burneson Middle School team that his son Cameron, plays on in Ohio, according to YAHOO SPORTS. The former Cavs coach isn’t very “Hollywood,” but that could work well in the land of make believe. Brown will get a 3-year deal worth $12 million, according to the LA Times.

Gay former NBA player slams Kobe Bryant for Gay Slur

John Amaechi, one of the first NBA players to announce he’s gay, has ripped Kobe Bryant for calling a ref a f**king f***ot during a game this week. RADAR ONLINE reports Amaechi, 40, who played against Bryant in the late 1990s wasn’t happy.

“It was incredibly foolish — it made matters worse because it was really a non-apology. “Kobe Bryant who is a culture-setter in today’s society and never really fully addressed the implications of what he actually said. He seemed to be apologizing for the way people would interpret what he said, not the literal meaning of it. He did not accept full responsibility.”