The Lakers took a big loss on the day they decided to play in short shorts. Kobe Bryant shot only 6-25 and the Celtics ran away with a 19-point win. But the purple and gold came through dripping. It was towards the tail-end of the big clothes era (shout out to Carmelo and everyone else), and nobody in the crowd was ready for it. Even former Laker, Rick Fox, was shocked.
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Bryant and Lamar Odom gave the go-ahead for the shorts, according to a report during the game. They wanted to be different, rather than just do a standard throwback uniform. And though they switched out to their regular shorts at halftime, they were actually ahead of the wave. Russell Westbrook and a host of pro and high school stars now hoop exclusively in short shorts.
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Peep the video above.
