Kobe Bryant practiced Monday night, but sat out today’s workout. There’s no change in the Lakers’ plans for him. He is expected to play a few minutes in the exhibitions. …
Steve Blake practiced for the second straight day and looked just fine after suffering a mild sprain of his left ankle on Sunday. No reason to think he won’t play Monday. …
Andrew Bynum looked sharp while hoisting a few jump shots on one of the side baskets as the rest of the Lakers scrimmaged with three referees on hand to keep it fair. …
Sasha Vujacic hit several jumpers for the purple team (the starters) during the scrimmage. Pau Gasol, Lamar Odom, Ron Artest and Derek Fisher also played in purple. …
Artest then went one-on-one with rookies Derrick Caracter and Devin Ebanks in a post-practice session. Artest said they kicked his butt. …
Luke Walton has made it through the first four days of camp without a setback in his balky back, which limited him to only 29 games last season. Stay tuned, though. …