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The Skyhook wrote:I wouldn't mind Kobe sitting this game and the next but knowing Kobe he doesn't sit this one out.
semi-sentient wrote:Man, it sucks that Kobe had to get injured. We're kind of rolling and this is one of those games I really wanted. Hopefully we pull through regardless. Bynum will definitely be put to the test tonight.
If we can take this game though it would be absolutely huge because our next isn't until Friday and that's against the Wolves, a team that we should be able to beat without Kobe.
Bryant sprained his left ankle in the third quarter of Saturday’s win over Dallas and was unsure about his status for the Magic game, but Phil Jackson told reporters that the ankle was “much better” on Monday morning.
Assistant coach Brian Shaw told us that if he had to guess, he’d say Bryant would play, citing the fact that … well … Bryant has played through more injuries than any player he knew, and had the “highest pain tolerance I’ve ever seen.”
