``Luke, take Vlad's spot''

``Luke, take Vlad's spot.''

That's how Vladimir Radmanovic found out he was being replaced in the starting lineup --for Wednesday night at least -- by Luke Walton. And he wasn't thrilled about it.

``I found out this morning at shoot-around but besides that, nothing. Don't get me wrong. I'm happy for Luke. We're all good friends here. So I'm happy to see him get a chance to play. I can only imagine how he felt, not playing all these games. ... I expected at least some explanation.''

Radmanovic left the Lakers locker room before reporters were let in the room. His teammates understood his frustration, but felt that he'd be OK.

``You just got to stay on him, pick him up,'' Kobe Bryant said. ``He'll be fine. I mean obviously he's probably a little taken aback from going from playing whatever minutes to not playing at all. But he'll be fine.''