Injured Bryant Faces Longer Spell on Sidelines
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RALEIGH, North Carolina  - Injured Los Angeles  Lakers All-Star Kobe Bryant is expected to miss up to nine more  games because of a severely sprained right ankle, the NBA team  has said.
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LOS ANGELES -- Lakers center Kwame Brown, sidelined since spraining his left ankle Dec. 31, won't return to action any time soon.
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- The Grizzlies' Pau Gasol was back at practice Friday but a foot injury will keep him sidelined a bit longer.
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Kobe Bryant was suspended one game by the NBA yesterday for striking a player in the face, his second penalty for that action in a little more than a month.
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Coach Mike Holmgren said Monday that defensive end Grant Wistrom will be sidelined four to six weeks with a small fracture in his left knee.
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Houston, TX (Sports Network) - Houston Rockets guard Charlie Ward is expected to be sidelined at least six weeks after undergoing knee surgery earlier this week.
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New Jersey Nets guard Jason Kidd continues to recover from surgery on his left knee and will reportedly be sidelined until December.
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Detroit Pistons guard Rodney Stuckey is expected to be sidelined for at least six weeks after having surgery on his left hand, the team said on Thursday.
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Irving, TX (Sports Network) - Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Terry Glenn is expected to be sidelined for at least two weeks because of a sprained right foot.
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Playing in Colorado for the first time since sexual assault charges against him were dropped, Kobe Bryant was expected to have a big night. The Denver Nuggets never gave him much of a chance.
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With the end to a grueling regular season in Saturday nightâs 21-13 loss to Auburn, there is finally some time for Alabamaâs players to rest and recover, but that time has not yet begun for the Tide coaching staff.
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Atlanta's Chipper Jones will likely need several more weeks to recover from two injured wrists.
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Dallas Mavericks All-Star forward Dirk Nowitzki is expected to be sidelined 7-to-10 days after an MRI exam Monday revealed a mild left ankle sprain.
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Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant has been suspended one game for striking Minnesota Timberwolves guard Marko Jaric in the face, the NBA announced on Wednesday.
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A sprained ankle did not keep Kobe Bryant down for long. Showing no ill effects of the right ankle injury that forced him to sit out a victory over Atlanta on Friday night, Bryant returned with 34 points and eight rebounds on Sunday, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the San Antonio Spurs 106-99 for their fifth win in six games.
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They stood side by side on the sidelines. Dorien Bryant, all 5-foot-10, 175 pounds of the 19-year-old, next to 6-4, 230-pound Kyle Orton.
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Los Angeles Lakers star guard Kobe Bryant was confirmed to have a severe right ankle sprain here following an MRI exam, the National Basketball Association club announced.