Kobe sits again

MINNEAPOLIS -- Kobe Bryant will sit out tonight's game against the Minnesota Timberwolves because of swelling in his right knee. He also might not play in any of the Lakers' final three regular-season games, according to Lakers coach Phil Jackson. Bryant did not play in the Lakers' loss Thursday night to the Denver Nuggets. "I'm not putting anything on him about Portland," Jackson said before tonight's game. "I basically said if you have to take all the games off until the playoffs, we have to do that. I'm not going to speculate. That's two days away. I just have to worry about today."