Bryant and Lakers Spoil Marionâs Debut
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Shawn Marionâs debut was strong. It just was not enough for the Miami Heat to stop Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday.
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The two superstars wanted to guard each other in the final moments: Kobe on LeBron. LeBron on Kobe. It had to end like that.
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In Auburn Hills, Michigan, a leg injury and an overtime loss to the Detroit Pistons ruined Vince Carter&#39;s debut for New Jersey.
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Kobe Bryant knew there were going to be games like this. No longer surrounded by fellow future Hall of Famers Shaquille O'Neal, Karl Malone and Gary Payton, Bryant and the rest of the Los Angeles Lakers couldn't rally. Tim Duncan had a double-double, and San Antonio won 105-96 Friday night in the teams' first meeting since the Lakers eliminated the Spurs from the Western Conference semifinals last season.
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Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant, left, chats with center Shaquille O&#39;Neal (34) during a timeout in the final seconds of the fourth quarter quarter against the Miami Heat in Miami, in this Feb. 10, 2004 photo.
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Kobe Bryant had minor surgery on his right knee Saturday and is highly unlikely to play for the United States in the world championships this summer.
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Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant has torn a ligament in his little finger, the NBA team said on Thursday.
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The NBA's second-leading scorer has played in every game for the Los Angeles Lakers this season despite having soreness in his left foot. He won't play in at least their next five, however. Kobe Bryant suffered a severely sprained right ankle Thursday night and the Lakers said yesterday they won't know exactly how long he'll be out for another 72 ...
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Kobe Bryant practiced yesterday for the first time in four days, and could play for the Los Angeles Lakers against Cleveland today. Bryant participated in the whole practice and moved "pretty well" on his severely sprained right ankle, Lakers spokesman John Black said. Bryant injured his ankle in the first quarter of a 98-94 victory over Cleveland Jan. 13. He ...
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This was supposed to be a battle between Ray Allen and Kobe Bryant, meeting on the court for the first time since trading preseason barbs in the press.
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Lamar Odom made a driving a layup with 1.3 seconds left, and the Los Angeles Lakers won their first game of the season without Kobe Bryant, beating the Golden State Warriors 104-102 on Saturday night.
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LOS ANGELES -- Andrew Bynum, a big factor in the Los Angeles Lakers' strong start, will be out at least eight weeks because of an injured left knee.
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The Los Angeles Lakers launch their  NBA campaign by hosting the Houston Rockets on Tuesday with All  Star guard Kobe Bryant expected to start despite struggling  with a pre-season wrist injury.
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Charlotte, NC (Sports Network) - Antawn Jamison scored a game-high 24 points, Gilbert Arenas added 19 with eight assists, and the Washington Wizards spoiled the NBA debut of Emeka Okafor and the Bobcats with a 103-96 victory at the Charlotte Coliseum.
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Once the euphoria over the Pau Gasol trade wore off, reality set in for the Lakers. On the second night of a back-to-back, they had only nine players. Good thing Kobe Bryant was one of them.
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Kobe Bryant goes down hard and does not return, though the Lakers are able to defeat LeBron James and the Cavaliers without him, 98-94.
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Tim Duncan missed his first game of the season Tuesday night, sitting out the San Antonio Spurs' matchup with the Charlotte Bobcats due to a sprained right ankle.