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Byron Scott echoes Kobe's reaction to Lakers' celebration

Gary A. Vasquez / USA TODAY Sports

Head coach Byron Scott has been of one mind with Kobe Bryant regarding many things Los Angeles Lakers this season.

Kobe compared the Lakers to Charmin early this season, and a few short weeks later Scott ripped the team for being soft.

After watching a clip of his Lakers teammates ostentatiously celebrating their 14th win of the season (they have 41 losses) on Sunday, Kobe responded with silent indignation.

Scott - who claimed not to be aware of his players' on-camera histrionics until seeing the footage that aired Monday during Kobe's appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! - once again found himself agreeing with his injured, petulant star. 

"Kobe's reaction was pretty much my reaction when I was watching it," Scott said after practice Tuesday, according to ESPN's Baxter Holmes. "I was just shaking my head like, 'I can't believe this.'"

Scott added that he showed his players the footage Tuesday morning.

"(I) just told them that I was disappointed in it," he said. "That's not us as Lakers. That's not how we act. It showed a lack of professionalism.

"As a coach of this team I was very disappointed. That's not how I act, win or losses. I want our guys to know that."

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