Kobe to play in All-Star Game

CDB · Post #1 » by **CDB** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 3:29 pm

Denying a Lakers request, NBA officials insisted Friday that Kobe Bryant remain in the starting lineup for Sunday's All-Star game, which Bryant said he would do.

According to NBA policy, a selectee who plays in his team's last game -- as Bryant did, scoring 29 points in Wednesday's win in Minnesota -- has to play in the All-Star game or sit out his next game.

Not that this case was like any other that had come up.

Only after the Lakers returned from their East Coast trip Thursday was Bryant's injury, thought to be a dislocated right pinkie finger, re-diagnosed as a torn ligament.

http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-sta ... &cset=true

magic#32 · Post #2 » by **magic#32** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 5:08 pm

Let's hope he just plays a few minutes to show up and then rest till tuesday.

feoekells2 · Post #3 » by **feoekells2** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 5:22 pm

it'd be funny if the ball went out of bounds on the first play and scott immediately subbed out kobe. that would really stick it to stern.

YiYaoYue · Post #4 » by **YiYaoYue** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 5:45 pm

i think it would be funnier if he just runs up and down the court using only his left hand to do everything.

diturral · Post #5 » by **diturral** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 6:08 pm

magic#32 wrote:Let's hope he just plays a few minutes to show up and then rest till tuesday.

Not that Bryant, who was allowed to withdraw from the three-point contest, is expected to be in harm's way for long.

The West coach is the New Orleans Hornets' Byron Scott, a former Laker, once Bryant's teammate and mentor, who said he'd play Kobe as long as Kobe wants to play.

"The last thing I want to do is make the injury worse," Scott said. "I don't want to put him in any jeopardy.

"If he says, 'Give me a minute out there and take me out,' that's what I'm going to do."

http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-sta...0333.story

looks like its up to kobe how much minutes he plays. im glad the ex-laker is the head coach for the west.

hermes · Post #6 » by **hermes** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 6:24 pm

lets hope kobe doesn't over do it :pray:

CITYOFANGELSX3 · Post #7 » by **CITYOFANGELSX3** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 11:17 pm

Tip off, west gets the ball. 20 second timeout. Kobe comes out.

Kobe_for_3 · Post #8 » by **Kobe_for_3** » Sun Feb 17, 2008 12:32 am

1st play of the game kobe shoots a left handed half court shot, nothing but net!

Rox_Nix_Nox · Post #9 » by **Rox_Nix_Nox** » Sun Feb 17, 2008 1:32 am

Sounds good.

Sofa King · Post #10 » by **Sofa King** » Sun Feb 17, 2008 2:06 am

Kobe is wearing some sort of hand brace around his pinky during All Star Weekend.

He was interviewed saying "If it dislocates again, he is probably in trouble."

8'sReverse · Post #11 » by **8'sReverse** » Sun Feb 17, 2008 7:05 am

Left hand half court shot anyone? I remember someone posting a youtube vid not too long ago with Kobe making a bet with this shot...

exkonvict · Post #12 » by **exkonvict** » Sun Feb 17, 2008 10:47 am

I want Kobe to repeat as MVP imo.

Sofa King · Post #13 » by **Sofa King** » Sun Feb 17, 2008 11:29 am

exkonvict wrote:I want Kobe to repeat as MVP imo.

What you want and reality is very different. Kobe basically will make an appearance and sit out for the rest of the game.

TruSkool · Post #14 » by **TruSkool** » Sun Feb 17, 2008 3:11 pm

i see kobe playing for the first 4 minutes...and coming out...then again for the last minute