Father Son Rivalry: Lakers’ Coby Karl and Denver’s coach George Karl

Lakers’ rookie guard Coby Karl likes to give his father a hard time. Unlike most father-son competitive banter, however, the Karl’s have a bit more unusual situation on their hands.

Coby’s father is George Karl - coach of the Denver Nuggets, a team that is in direct competition with the Lakers. The guard, who was signed to the Lakers this summer, has been averaging 1.8 points in the seven games he’s played this season and now the odds are shaping up that he may play in his very first game against the Nuggets tonight, Jan. 21, as the Lakers face off against the team at the Staples Center, according to an article published Monday, Jan. 21 on the official Rocky Mountain News Web site.
“The opportunity to compete against my son is a dream come true,” Karl said. “It will be a special situation any time, but the first is going to be more special. . . . It’s a feeling very few fathers will ever have.”

Coby shares that feeling and although he does often tease his father about Jackson’s nine NBA championships and Karl’s lack thereof, the young NBA player said he still looks at his father’s accomplishments - including his recent entry into the NBA encyclopedia - with an overwhelming amount of pride.
“To just grow up around my dad and being (around the NBA), to play against him would be something,” Coby said. “It would be surreal.”

Make sure not to miss the Lakers as they take on the Denver Nuggets at 8 p.m. Eastern Central time and take advantage of the opportunity to score a pair of Lakers tickets for the next game at Stubhub.com.

Posted in General on January 21, 2008

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