Lamar Odom and Kobe Bryant provided further details of a tumultuous postgame setting Monday after the 94-91 loss to Washington.
Bryant was livid when Odom was out of place for a play at the end of the game. Bryant ended up losing the ball after getting trapped on the sideline.
Bryant toppled a TV monitor and angrily addressed his teammates, Odom in particular, inside the locker room.
"Didn't come close to fighting," Odom said. "It was just a disagreement on what should have happened at the end of the game. That was it. On the bus, we talked. On the plane, talked. It was over."
Said Bryant: "We're more than good. That's my guy."
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Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant has been suspended for two games without pay for by the NBA for elbowing Memphis' Mike Miller in the throat, Stu Jackson, the league's senior vice president of basketball operations, announced.
Bryant was given a flagrant foul I penalty for the incident, which occurred with 8:24 remaining in the fourth quarter of the Lakers' 100-99 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night at the Staples Center. The league decided to upgrade the call to a flagrant foul II, which is assessed for "unnecessary and excessive contact."
Bryant will serve his suspension Sunday, when the Lakers host the Utah Jazz, and Tuesday at Utah.
Bryant sustained an inch-long cut near his left eye early in the third quarter Wednesday night after taking an elbow from a driving Miller.
The Los Angeles Times quoted Bryant as shouting, "I'll be back" as he left the court for treatment. In the fourth quarter, when Miller drove down the lane, Bryant drilled Miller with an elbow.
"Any player that was going to come down the lane at that particular time, I was going to let them know that they just can't walk through here," Bryant told reporters after the game. "I think we as a team have to do a better job of establishing that, and me as the leader of the ballclub, I have to take initiative to do that.
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A source close to the Lakers told ESPN.com that Lamar Odom had received reassurance from the team, which told him he had not been included in any trade offers made to the Indiana Pacers.
The Lakers were apparently responding to rumors floating around the league that Los Angeles had become open to the idea of trading Odom in a Ron Artest deal.
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Lakers Dec 2005 Archive
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Toronto Star | Dec 30, 2005
This whole Raptor-Knick, Rose-Hardaway-draft pick thing got a whole lot murkier this week.
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LA Daily News | Dec 29, 2005
Mark Stevens, the agent for Ron Artest, said Wednesday about the possibility of playing for the Lakers, "We will embrace anyone who wants to embrace us.
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L.A. Daily News | Dec 29, 2005
After watching forward Lamar Odom miss crucial 3-point shots in the final minute against Miami and Washington, Lakers coach Phil Jackson returned to sender a question Wednesday about Odom's shooting in late-game situations.
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Sports Illustrated | Dec 29, 2005
The Grizzlies never led the Lakers -- until the overtime.
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MSG Network | Dec 27, 2005
The New Jersey Nets' Vince Carter and the Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant today were named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for games played Monday, Dec.
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Washington Post | Dec 27, 2005
The city's least favorite son returned to MCI Center last night, and Kwame Brown expected more of Washington.
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Miami Herald | Dec 26, 2005
Lamar Odom took exception to Gary Payton's constant running mouth in the Christmas Day showdown between the Lakers and Heat
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ESPN | Dec 25, 2005
Kobe Bryant, the Los Angeles Lakers' All-star shooting guard, has formally committed to playing for Team USA in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the Los Angeles Times reported.
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Toronto Sun | Dec 25, 2005
Jalen Rose feels it may be a matter of time before he is dealt as his team has had discussions with the New York Knicks and, possibly, the Los Angeles Lakers
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USA Today | Dec 24, 2005
This Christmas NBA fans will be privy to a Pistons-Spurs championship rematch and yet another chapter in the Kobe-Shaq novella as the Heat take on the Lakers.
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AP | Dec 22, 2005
Former Gonzaga star Ronny Turiaf, who had open-heart surgery just over six months ago, signed a contract Wednesday to play for the Yakama Sun Kings as part of his rehabilitation.
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AP | Dec 21, 2005
Lakers swingman Laron Profit apparently ruptured his left Achilles' tendon in the fourth quarter of a 112-90 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday night.
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Yahoo! | Dec 21, 2005
Kobe Bryant was at his incredible best Tuesday night, scoring a career-high 62 points in just three quarters to lead the Los Angeles Lakers over the Dallas Mavericks 112-90.
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LA Times | Dec 20, 2005
Forward Ronny Turiaf, who underwent open-heart surgery five months ago, passed his physical and was cleared to play by team doctors Monday.
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AP | Dec 19, 2005
Kobe Bryant, who averaged 33.
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ESPN | Dec 19, 2005
Miami Heat center Shaquille O'Neal thinks Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss is making excuses for taking Kobe Bryant's side when the players were feuding as teammates with the Lakers.
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Toronto Star | Dec 15, 2005
Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson was fined $25,000 U.S. on Thursday for comments he made to the Star about Toronto Raptors forward Chris Bosh.
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L.A. Daily News | Dec 15, 2005
The Lakers - and coach Phil Jackson, in particular - have strong interest in acquiring troubled Indiana Pacers forward Ron Artest, a source close to the team said Wednesday.
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L.A. Times | Dec 13, 2005
Ronny Turiaf is closer than anyone expected to becoming a member of the Lakers this season.
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ESPN | Dec 10, 2005
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's father, Ferdinand L.
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Chicago Tribune | Dec 9, 2005
Surrounded and supported by friends, family members, mentors and former teammates and coaches with the Lakers here for a game, the Bulls will retire Scottie Pippen's No.
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Toronto Star | Dec 7, 2005
In a comment that will surely raise eyebrows in the Raptors' front office, Lakers' coach Phil Jackson today suggested Chris Bosh is a guy who would look good in Hollywood.
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Ledger Online | Dec 5, 2005
Shaquille O'Neal dropped in on the last-place Lakers, soaked up a standing ovation, and split before his former team eked out a win over the Charlotte Bobcats.
