The Lakers are hitting Kobe with balls to make sure he gets to shoot in warmups

The young players on the Los Angeles Lakers have been open about their desire to learn from Kobe Bryant. It seems their reverence for the 37-year old Lakers legend may have gone a little too far in warmups before their preseason game against the Utah Jazz:

Young Lakers trying so hard to make sure Kobe has a ball to warm up that they keep pelting him with... https://t.co/wEdU06s7BI

— KEVIN DING (@KevinDing) October 5, 2015

Be careful guys! The last thing you want is Kobe missing games because he got drilled in the head from a warmup pass he wasn't ready for. Also, passing when you claim you are trying to learn from Kobe? Talk about adding insult to injury, he probably feels like he didn't teach you anything!