Tracy McGrady worked out with Kobe Bryant, considering comeback
There's no crying in baseball, but apparently there is 'considering making an NBA talent after it turns out you're not any good at baseball.'
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Matt Moore
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Retired NBA star and minor-league baseball legend player Tracy McGrady worked out with Kobe Bryant over the summer and is considering trying to make an NBA comeback, the former Rockets and Magic forward told Yahoo Sports.
Retired seven-time All-Star Tracy McGrady worked out with Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant late this summer in a Southern California gymnasium, testing the preparedness of his body for a possible NBA comeback attempt.
"Yes, I was working out with K.B. to get in shape and see how my body feels," McGrady told Yahoo Sports in an email Tuesday night.
Bryant and McGrady, 35, worked out three days a week for a period of time in August, several sources, including McGrady, told Yahoo.
At least two NBA teams were contacted over the summer about their potential interest in McGrady, but none registered a desire to further explore the possibility, league executives told Yahoo Sports.
via Tracy McGrady works out with Kobe Bryant as test for possible comeback - Yahoo Sports.
McGrady last played with the Spurs in 2013, finally making the Finals as an end-of-the-bench player, only to watch Ray Allen snatch his ring chasing hopes away. McGrady has played in China in recent years, and last year tried his hand at baseball ... which didn't work out.
It probably says something about the state of the end of the bench and NBA development that multiple teams are interested in a guy who hasn't played significant minutes in two years and was most recently trying to play baseball.
But, while we're on the subject, McGrady's 2003 season was pure fire.
