Cook Sits, Bynum Stews

The Lakers will go without Brian Cook for their mini road trip on Thursday and Friday.  The Lakers forward will miss those next two games due to an ankle injury he has been trying to heal since last week.
 

Said Cook yesterday, “I’m going to try to get back as soon as possible but it’s not steady enough yet.”
 

There is no guarantee that fans getting Lakers tickets at StubHub.com will get to see Brian Cook in action on their Sunday game at the Staples Center.
 

In other news, Andrew Bynum, the Lakers’ rookie center, apologized to Phil Jackson yesterday for arguing with him in the fourth quarter of Sunday night’s game.  After Bynum committed a turnover, Coach Phil Jackson and deputy Kobe Bryant chewed out Bynum during a timeout.  According to Jackson, the issue is now closed.


 

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Bryant Might Match Baylor’s Record

News reached Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant that if he is able to score at least 50 points in his next game, he would match a record setting performance by Lakers legend Elgin Baylor.  Baylor was the last player in the franchise to score 50 points in three consecutive games, accomplishing the task in the 1962 season. 
 

When Bryant was questioned about what he though of the potential to achieve this feat, he said, “I’m aware of that. Somebody brought that to my attention yesterday and to do something like that, like Elgin Baylor, is something special. He was a phenomenal basketball player; he was one of my heroes. So for me, it’s always been cool to be mentioned in the same breath as those guys.”
 

All eyes will be on Kobe tonight, who will try to lead his team against the West’s worst Memphis Grizzlies.  Bryant has stated that he cares more about winning than the points, but as we have seen lately, those two are hardly mutually exclusive.
 

After the Lakers get back from a short, two game road trip Lakers tickets will be available at StubHub.com for their Sunday game at the Staples Center.  Bryant might still be on a tear, and if so, the Lakers might be coming back with a little wining streak.


 

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