LAKERS NOTEBOOK: BRYANT'S STATUS IN QUESTION.Byline: Ross Siler Staff Writer EL SEGUNDO El Segundo (ĕl sēgŭn`dō), industrial city (1990 pop. 15,223), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1917. Its products include navigation and computer systems, aircraft parts, office machines, telephone apparatus, and - Kobe Bryant Kobe Bean Bryant (born July 23 1978) is an American All-Star shooting guard in the National Basketball Association (NBA) who plays for the Los Angeles Lakers. spent a third consecutive day away from the Lakers on Saturday and his status for the team's final home game of the season this afternoon against the Dallas Mavericks  The introduction of this article is too short.To comply with Wikipedia's lead section guidelines, it should be expanded. is in doubt. Interim coach Frank Hamblen Frank Hamblen is a National Basketball Association (NBA) coach and scout, and a college basketball player at Syracuse University. He has served as an interim head coach for two different teams; for the Milwaukee Bucks in 1992 and the Los Angeles Lakers in 2005. said he had not heard from Bryant, whose wife suffered complications from an ectopic pregnancy ectopic pregnancy or extrauterine pregnancy Condition in which a fertilized egg is imbedded outside the uterus (see fertilization). Early on, it may resemble a normal pregnancy, with hormonal changes, amenorrhea, and development of a placenta. this week. Bryant did not play in the Lakers' 115-106 loss to Sacramento on Friday. Team spokesman John Black said there was no update regarding Bryant's availability and general manager Mitch Kupchak Mitchell "Mitch" Kupchak (born May 24 1954 in Hicksville, New York) is a retired American basketball player and current general manager of the Los Angeles Lakers since the 2000-01 NBA season after predecessor Jerry West moved to the Memphis Grizzlies organization. did not return a message. The Lakers said Friday that Bryant will remain with his wife for the ``foreseeable future.'' Already eliminated from the playoffs, the Lakers have three games remaining in their season, thus allowing Bryant to put his wife's health at the forefront. In order to be with his wife, Bryant has already missed two practices, a shootaround and a game. The Lakers, who have lost 16 of their past 18 games, will leave immediately after today's game for the Bay Area, where they will play the Golden State Warriors The Golden State Warriors are a professional basketball team based in Oakland, California. The team plays in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Franchise history Philadelphia Warriors on Monday night. --On the other end: Although Caron Butler has garnered attention for his offense in recent weeks - averaging 22.8 points in the 14 games since Lamar Odom was lost to a shoulder injury - Hamblen envisions Butler making his presence felt just as much as a defender. ``I'd like him to be a stopper in this league because I think he has that ability,'' Hamblen said. ``Off the ball, he anticipates very well and gets steals. On the ball, he has great hands.'' --Point taken: With the Lakers putting Tierre Brown on the injured list, rookie Sasha Vujacic got his first chance to play point guard and run the offense in Friday's game. Needless to say, Vujacic was appreciative of the opportunity. ``It was perfect,'' Vujacic said Saturday. ``Finally, I got the chance to show something that I can do.'' The Lakers think of the 6-foot-7 Vujacic as a combo guard, playing both positions, even though Vujacic said he thinks of himself as a point guard first. He played 14 minutes to help the Lakers climb back in the game in the fourth quarter. Ross Siler, (818) 713-3610 ross.siler(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): box Box: LAKERS vs. DALLAS - Ross Siler |
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