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Kobe Bryant To Sit Out Against Suns

They brought the NBA’s best rebounder in Andre Drummond (19.2 per game, 6.9 more than runner-up DeAndre Jordan) and a stark growth chart, against which to judge the Lakers’ rebuild.

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A night at the Staples Center wouldn’t have been complete without a pre-game ambassadorial meet-and-greet from Kobe Bryant. Defensively, the Suns yield 100.1 points against the opposing teams.

Rather than utilizing Bryant as the franchise player, however, Los Angeles must turn to him as the facilitator-in more than one capacity.

Actions speak louder than words, and the no. 13 pick in the 1996 National Basketball Association draft is not acting like this season is just any other year. Bryant bought the fake and jumped to contest the shot, and Dirk slipped underneath him and laid it in.

“I hope you (media) guys know I can pronounce, ‘broken, ‘ ” he added. However, Randle does tend to play a little out of control at times, so the charging calls should be there for the taking for Ilyasova, who has been excellent at drawing them this season.

Lakers: Bryant was held below 30 points for the second time in his last nine trips to MSG….

Scott said it might become a trend where Bryant plays heavy minutes in the first game of a back-to-back and then sits out the second. “I got up early and my barber came over and we just did it. It took about an hour”. The 37-year-old was 6 of 19 from the field and is hitting 33.6 percent for the season, but he also had nine assists and eight rebounds.

Enjoy the game, especially considering the Lakers will be off until Friday following this one.

In Dallas, the Mavericks lined up and greeted Bryant at midcourt after the game, and Dallas owner Mark Cuban finished the farewell line.

Finally the Lakers found a game that wasn’t too long for them. There is a good chance that he will remain with the Lakers through the end of the 2015-16 season, but anything is possible. They are winless in six road games.

That all starts with head coach Byron Scott giving D’Angelo Russell an opportunity to play when it really matters.

However, there are lots of problems in this trade speculation, first and foremost is because Kobe has a no-trade clause in his contract which prohibits the Lakers to trade him without receiving his consent first.

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Going into Saturday’s games, only three teams in the Western Conference were more than a game above.500. No, no one will remember an insignificant mid-November win that pushed the Lakers to 2-8 during a lost season. And no, losing another game at home would not be disastrous by any stretch, regardless of what Bryant or anyone says. After that, Bryant averaged 14.7 points, 9.3 assists and 7.0 rebounds over the final seven full games he played that season before opting to go under the knife.

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