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Lakers: Byron Scott Challenges Instagram Troll to Fight

By Cody Williams

Dec 22, 2015; Denver, CO, USA; Los Angeles Lakers head coach Byron Scott during the first half against the Denver Nuggets at Pepsi Center. The Lakers won 111-107. Mandatory Credit: Chris Humphreys-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 22, 2015; Denver, CO, USA; Los Angeles Lakers head coach Byron Scott during the first half against the Denver Nuggets at Pepsi Center. The Lakers won 111-107. Mandatory Credit: Chris Humphreys-USA TODAY Sports /
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Lakers head coach Byron Scott was ready to come to blows with a troll on Instagram

Every fan of the Los Angeles Lakers won’t soon forget head coach Byron Scott’s greatest hits as he’s told his players that they need to “man up,” said things about not wanting players in “the foxhole” with him, and has continually talked about maturity.

Perhaps he should focus on the latter bit of advice and not the other words of questionable wisdom.

About a week ago, Scott posted a picture to Instagram of him working out at the gym by boxing. It was nothing too out of the ordinary, just a former NBA player trying to stay in shape:

However, that’s when things got a little bit tricky. It started with one troll who commented, “You better have them hands when I see you bruh.” The dignified way for Scott to handle this would’ve been to not respond at all. Instead, he added fuel to the fire by telling the troll to “bring it.”

Scott then further fanned the flames by saying, “And show your face,don’t hide.” The commenter got what he wanted in a reaction, so he continued to go after Byron by saying that he saw the head coach after a game and that the Lakers head coach ignored him. Again not letting it be, Scott responded once more to reiterate his point, saying, “I’ll say it again, bring it:”

Credit: Washington Post screen shot
Credit: Washington Post screen shot /

If this seems borderline absurd, that’s because it is. Scott can’t be serious with this. NBA head coaches—Lakers or not—shouldn’t be out here threatening to come to blows with trolls on social media.

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Scott has since deleted his and the troll’s comments from his Instagram, but they live on in the age of screen shots. It’s no wonder that Byron has a hard time gaining full control of his team; it’s got to be hard for a group of young players to respect a head coach who’s out in the world doing asinine things like this.

H/T to The Washington Post

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