The Nick Young era with the Los Angeles Lakers saw many funny moments, a particularly odd social media snafu and a lot of losing towards the end of his run. After hitting free agency this past summer and electing to sign with the Golden State Warriors to chase that championship, Young now gets to play against the same organization he called home for four seasons.
While the last season he started all 60 games he played for the Lakers, his time with LA was spent mostly in a bench role, primarily behind Kobe Bryant in the two-guard role. Young was never one to mince his words and as the first matchup against his old team nears, he’s not holding back one bit.
Following comes from Mark Medina of the Bay Area News Group.
“I’m going to go in and try to kill them guys,” Young told the Bay Area News Group in between laughs. “I’m going to be talking trash and just having fun.”
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“The first year was good and my last year was good,” Young said. “I came in with a bang and I left with a bang. So that’s how I remember it.”
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It appears likely Kerr will see Young have more fun once he returns to Los Angeles. Then, Young will playfully chirp at his former teammates.
He bragged the Warriors will lead by 30 points once Clarkson enters the game off the bench. Young predicted Nance will have no chance dunking on him since Nance returned just this week after missing 11 games with a broken left hand. Young playfully attributed Randle’s fluctuating consistency toward getting married last summer. Lastly, Young has boasted about playing for the defending NBA champions.
“You know Nick; he’ll never shut up,” Clarkson said. “He’s definitely bragging about that.”
