LA Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant admits being scared of life after basketball as he braces for perhaps the final two years of his storied career.
The Lakers franchise player will turn 36 a few weeks from now and still is under contract for two more years. But nagging injuries have kept him sidelined in the past two seasons, fueling talk that he may no longer be the player who wrecked havoc around the league for his all-around play.
Bryant is the subject of a Showtime documentary that will be aired in November. Titled 'Kobe Bryant's Muse' it covers much of the 2013-14 season during which the Black Mamba played six games and the Lakers finishing 27-55, the worst in franchise history.
During a summer TV critics' meeting held last Friday night, Bryant was quoted by the Associated press via ESPN as saying about post-basketball life: "I'm afraid, too. You really have to lean on muses and mentors going forward, just as I did as a kid. It's about having that next wave of things, which is scary as hell, but it's fun at the same time.''
Bryant was also asked about the Lakers roster changes, with partner Pau Gasol leaving for Chicago and forward Carlos Boozer coming to Hollywood. "We're still trying to figure the roster out. We don't know what system we're going to be operating out of. A lot of those questions remain to be answered.''
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He appeared ready to embrace the challenge for next season, his 19th with the Lakers. "It's my job to go out there next season and lay it all out there on the line and get us to that elite level,'' he said.
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