Kobe Bryant walked slowly into the locker room, sighed and stopped instead of continuing to his locker to meet reporters.
"I don't want to have to walk all the way over there," Bryant said.
Bryant was exhausted. His 58 points in 55 minutes were offset by two key errors in the third overtime, and the Charlotte Bobcats outlasted the Los Angeles Lakers 133-124 on Friday night.
"I don't want to have to do that," Bryant said of his big scoring night. "It's too tiring."
Bryant spoiled the third-highest point total of his career by committing a foul on Derek Anderson's 3-point attempt with 1:14 left. Anderson hit all three free throws to give Charlotte a 129-124 lead.
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Dec 29, 2006 12:54 PM EST
Disabled Player Exceptions (DPE) that were granted by the NBA League Office to the Lakers and Blazers this month will expire on Friday.
DPE’s allow teams to acquire a single player via a trade or free agent signing when they have lost a player for the season due to medical reasons.
The Lakers were granted a $2.1 million exception due to an ankle injury that has forced Chris Mihm to miss the entire season.
The Blazers received a DPE just under $4 million after losing Darius Miles for the season with microfracture surgery.
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The Atlanta Hawks today signed veteran free agent forward/center Stanislav “Slava” Medvedenko, according to Hawks’ Executive Vice President/General Manager Billy Knight. Per club policy, terms of the contract were not disclosed.
Medvedenko spent six years with the Los Angeles Lakers (2000-06), averaging 5.4 ppg and 2.9 rpg in 249 career games (.451 FG%, .732 FT%). He enjoyed his best season in 2003-04, when he put in 8.3 ppg and 5.0 rpg over 68 contests (.441 FG%, .767 FT%). The native of Kiev, Ukraine owns two NBA championship rings (2001, 2002) from his time with the Lakers, and was a teammate of Hawks guard Tyronn Lue in L.A. in 2000-01.
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Lakers Dec 2006 Archive
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Miami Herald | Dec 26, 2006
"How can Benedict Arnold be reliable in what he says?" Shaquille O'Neal said after the Heat's victory over the Lakers on Monday.
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Miami Herald | Dec 25, 2006
Reporters questioned the work ethic of Kobe Bryant to Phil Jackson and the Lakers' head coach gave an unsolicited reply about one of his former players.
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AP | Dec 25, 2006
Dwyane Wade scored 40 points to go with his 11 assists in Miami's 101-85 win over the Lakers.
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Miami Herald | Dec 24, 2006
Kobe Bryant recently spoke with Dan Le Batard and waxed on life, Shaq and helicopters.
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution | Dec 21, 2006
Slava Medvedenko, former big man for the Los Angeles Lakers, went through a private workout for the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday.
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ESPN | Dec 21, 2006
The Los Angeles Lakers nominated nine-time NBA champion Phil Jackson for the Hall Of Fame on Tuesday, ESPN is reporting.
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Chicago Tribune | Dec 20, 2006
On Tuesday, Kobe Bryant said he considered joining the Chicago Bulls in 2004.
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Yahoo! | Dec 20, 2006
The latest victory by the Bulls was different from their recent wins.
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ESPN | Dec 18, 2006
Gilbert Arenas got on quite a roll, putting up the most points in franchise history and more than anybody, except Wilt Chamberlain, has scored against the Lakers.
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Yahoo! | Dec 16, 2006
Kobe Bryant scored a season-high 53 points, making 14 of 16 free throws, and the Lakers rallied from a 21-point deficit to beat the Rockets 112-101 in double overtime Friday night.
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Press Release | Dec 14, 2006
NBA fans from around the globe are responsible for voting in the starters for the NBA All-Star Game, to be played in Las Vegas on February 18.
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Houston Chronicle | Dec 13, 2006
Phil Jackson said Lamar Odom might be out for more than a month after spraining his right knee in the first quarter of the Lakers' win at Houston on Tuesday.
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AP | Dec 13, 2006
Lakers forward Lamar Odom sprained his right knee in the first quarter of Tuesday's game against the Rockets and Coach Phil Jackson said he might be out for more than a month.
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Los Angeles Daily News | Dec 11, 2006
Phil Jackson did not rule out the possibility of the Lakers acquiring Allen Iverson on Sunday.
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L.A. Times | Dec 10, 2006
When asked if he would play against San Antonio if his ankle didn't improve, Kobe Bryant responded "probably not"
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L.A. Times | Dec 9, 2006
Kobe Bryant did not play against the Atlanta Hawks last night, deciding to sit and rest his sprained ankle suffered Monday night against the Pacers.
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Rocky Mountain News | Dec 7, 2006
On Wednesday the Lakers were awarded a $2.
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L.A. Daily News | Dec 6, 2006
Kobe Bryant did not practice Tuesday, but might play tonight if his ankle feels strong enough in the morning shootaround
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L.A. Times | Dec 6, 2006
An investor group led by Los Angeles lawyers Katherine Goodman and Carla Christofferson is buying the Sparks from Lakers owner Jerry Buss for $10 million, sources confirmed Tuesday night.
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Yahoo! | Dec 5, 2006
Kobe Bryant scored 21 points before leaving with a sprained ankle, and the Pacific Division-leading Los Angeles Lakers beat the Indiana Pacers 101-87 on Monday night.
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L.A. Times | Dec 5, 2006
"I don't think we have a problem," said Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Andrew Bynum's personal coach.
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AP | Dec 1, 2006
Kobe Bryant scored 30 points in the third quarter and a season-high 52 points for the game in the Los Angeles Lakers' 132-102 victory over the Utah Jazz.
