LAKERS NOTEBOOK: BRYANT SAYS HE IS NO FAN OF `SUPERMAN'.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 - For anyone who thought 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. would return from his two-game suspension with a full critique of what has gone wrong with the Lakers, Bryant instead offered a movie review of sorts Wednesday. There was no word if Superman ever threw any elbows, but Bryant admitted he flipped to the ``corny'' Christopher Reeve movie Tuesday night when it became too maddening to watch the Lakers lose to Utah without him. ``I was kind of going back-and-forth,'' Bryant said. ``It was tough just to sit there and watch it. ... It took away from the nerves a little bit.'' What did Bryant think of ``Superman,'' the movie his daughter wanted to see? ``He's no Batman,'' Bryant said. ``Batman's self-made.'' The Lakers, meanwhile, could have used a superhero su·per·he·ro n. pl. su·per·he·roes A figure, especially in a comic strip or cartoon, endowed with superhuman powers and usually portrayed as fighting evil or crime. without their star guard, falling twice to the Jazz to extend their losing streak to five games. They are 6-12 the past two seasons without Bryant. But they will have Bryant back Friday to face Philadelphia at Staples Center This article has multiple issues: * Its neutrality is disputed. * It may contain original research or unverifiable claims. * It does not cite any references or sources. . Bryant returned to the practice floor Wednesday, trying to get his legs back after missing the two games and battling the flu. ``It took him awhile to get himself going,'' coach Phil Jackson
Philip Douglas "Phil" Jackson (born September 17, 1945 in Deer Lodge, Montana) is the current coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, an American professional basketball team. said. ``He had to kind of find a pace he could play at. ... He went on and off the court maybe three times before he thought everything was in place.'' Bryant said he would appeal the $289,943 he lost in pay from the suspension, which came for a flagrant foul A flagrant foul is a serious contact foul involving unnecessary and/or excessive and/or intentional contact in sport. There is a specific National Basketball Association foul termed a flagrant foul. on Memphis guard Mike Miller last week. As for the games he missed, Bryant hoped they wouldn't matter come April. ``Sometimes you take a step back to take two steps forward,'' Bryant said. --Under the knife: Slava Medvedenko Stanislav (Slava) Medvedenko (Ukrainian: Станіслав (Слава) Медведенко has decided to undergo surgery next week to repair the herniated disc in his back, the team said, and will not play again this season. ``He responded to therapy, but not as well as he hoped,'' spokesman John Black said. Medvedenko played in only two games for the Lakers this season and never found his spot in Jackson's rotation. The Lakers have invested six years in developing the Ukrainian big man, but face a decision about re-signing him this summer. Ross Siler, (818) 713-3610 ross.siler(at)dailynews.com |
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