Wednesday is the final night in the NBA regular season.
It brings with it a lot of fun and excitement, as all 30 teams are in action. It also features quite of a few games of great import, seeing as there are more than a few teams jockeying for position in the playoffs.
More than anything, for a lot of NBA athletes, it brings a moment of reflection: An entire year of hard work is coming to a close. For some, the reflection is less inviting: An entire season has seemingly gone to waste.
Don’t believe me on the latter? Check out Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant’s response to this season.
S*** season. Flush it. Forget it #amnesia Next Season will be epic #blackout#bussfam
— Kobe Bryant (@kobebryant) April 16, 2014
Sure, Kobe may sound a bit crude. However, the more description may be blunt and to the point. All things considered—his achilles rehabilitation, his short-lived comeback, his knee injury, Pau Gasol and Steve Nash’s struggles with injuries, the Lakers lousy record and the team missing the playoffs—it was quite a bad year.
Bryant aside, more athletes seemed rather surprised to have reached the end, some a bit introspective and others more appreciative and grateful.
Crazy it’s the last game of the regular season. http://t.co/0ZhAUWL2uc
— CJ McCollum (@CJMcCollum) April 16, 2014
Last game of my rookie year. So happy to get through this 82 game season with the support of family,… http://t.co/5QRKGfTjQq
— Tim Hardaway Jr (@T_HardJR) April 16, 2014
Last game… Thx to Sactown for all the support in my rookie season. Appreciate. http://t.co/YZEsM6pnkw
— Ben McLemore (@BenMcLemore) April 16, 2014
#Flight16 closes out his rookie season tonight. #ForeverPurple pic.twitter.com/j11FCwA4Gj
— Sacramento Kings (@SacramentoKings) April 16, 2014
.@chefmaxhardy did it again. Last pre-game meal of the season. Thanks to everyone for your season long support pic.twitter.com/jlndLTEqoo
— Amar’e Stoudemire (@Amareisreal) April 16, 2014
Last game of the regular season Then the playoffs !!! #kslife #dcRISING
— kevin seraphin (@kevin_seraphin) April 16, 2014