Julius Randle – photo by Walter Cornett | WildcatWorld.com
The raw emotions hit hard, Lakers forward Julius Randle sobbing in both pain and disappointment over suffering a season-ending right leg injury in his first NBA game.
But an influential person named Kobe Bryant immediately texted and called Randle. Bryant offered sympathy before quickly providing perspective on two debilitating injuries to his left Achilles tendon and left knee.
“ ‘My recovery starts at that moment,' ” Randle recalled Bryant saying in late October. “From then on, he checked on me every day and every week and made sure my head was in the right place and made sure I'm getting ready for next year.”
Walter Cornett, of Glendale, Kentucky, is the owner and operator of Walter's Wildcat World. He founded WildcatWorld.com in 1998 making it one of the oldest Kentucky basketball fan sites in operation today.
