Julius Randle grew up wanting to be Kobe, not Shaq

Julius Randle said growing up his friends wanted him to play like Shaq since he was much taller than them, but his response was wanted to be the next Kobe instead.

By Drew Garrison Oct 23, 2014, 8:04am PDT

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The tweets

Randle on childhood friends wanting him to play like Shaq: "I didn't want to be Shaq, I wanted to be Kobe."
— Silver Screen & Roll (@LakersBlog_SSR) October 23, 2014

Scott says he thinks Randle has "never had to work this hard before."
— Silver Screen & Roll (@LakersBlog_SSR) October 23, 2014

Scott on staying hard on Randle: "When I stop talking to him thats when he should worry."
— Silver Screen & Roll (@LakersBlog_SSR) October 23, 2014

Randle said Scott hard on him, but not bc he's a rookie. Randle: "Coach Scott holds his players responsible for everything, good, or bad."
— Mark Medina (@MarkG_Medina) October 23, 2014

Why did Julius Randle go off for 17 pts and 8 rebs tonight? Scott: "Besides the fact we get on him every single day about little things?"
— Mike Bresnahan (@Mike_Bresnahan) October 23, 2014