Post#16 » by SunsRback4Good » Mon Dec 29, 2014 12:14 am
By JUSTIN EINHORN
Posted Dec 27 2014 8:41PM
"It appears Kobe Bryant could return Sunday night. Oddly enough, that might make the Phoenix Suns happier than it does Bryant's teammates.
The last time they played at home, the Los Angeles Lakers beat the NBA's top team even with Bryant sidelined. Now he may be back on the Staples Center floor - with a potentially reduced role - looking to beat the Suns for the first time in nearly two years and end their hot streak.
"I think he feels pretty good about going for Sunday's game," coach Byron Scott said before Friday's 102-98 loss in Dallas.
The 36-year-old Bryant hadn't missed a game this season before sitting out the last three due to soreness in his knees, feet, back and Achilles tendons. He hasn't played since last Sunday, when he shot 8 for 30 in a 108-101 defeat to Sacramento."