Kobe Bryant might miss his first preseason game.
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Scott said he wasn’t concerned about Bryant’s latest injury. “I think he’ll be a benefit to our players, especially our young guys, and I look forward to working with him as a member of our staff”.
As Bryant told USA TODAY Sports during training camp in Honolulu earlier this month, he is well aware that simply staying healthy will be no small feat. Huertas’ veteran presence as a facilitator behind D’Angelo Russell has yet to be seen in-game, with roster cuts looming over the next two weeks.
Clarkson said the intensity “definitely turns up when (Bryant) steps on the court”.
“No, not really. Not at all, to be honest with you”, Scott said Friday after practice at the team facility.
As if that weren’t bad enough, he then had to wait another two weeks before making his debut. He played for Portland, Houston, Toronto, Washington, Denver and the Lakers before playing in Greece and France.
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Marcelo Huertas, on the other hand, practiced on a strained hamstring that’s kept him out of the team’s first five preseason games, and is being listed as probable for Saturday against Golden State. “He doesn’t do too much (more than) he can. Can pass the ball, as well”. Last season he averaged 7.7 points and 4.5 assists in 21.9 minutes.
