Bryant practices

Kobe Bryant practiced with his teammates today and is on track to play roughly 16 to 18 minutes in Wednesday’s exhibition against the Sacramento Kings in Las Vegas. He has played only limited minutes in the Lakers’ first two exhibitions after having offseason knee surgery. “He came out about mid-practice,” Phil Jackson said. “I think he looked OK, actually. He had a shooting workout and a weight workout this morning before he stepped out to practice. So it tempered how he looked a little bit. He had gone through a full regime before he took the floor (but) I thought he looked better than he has so far.”