The Lakers have experienced a new wave of injuries, but none of which the team feels are serious.
Both Lakers forward Carlos Boozer (sore left shoulder) and guard Jeremy Lin (sore back) sat out of Saturday’s practice, while Kobe Bryant stayed at home at his Orange County residence to rest his 36-year-old body.
Bryant cited heavy legs for his 17-point performance on 6-of-22 shooting in the Lakers’ 140-106 loss on Friday to the Dallas Mavericks. But Scott revealed that he found out Bryant fit in an early afternoon shooting session before the game that lasted until he made 300 shots. Scott held out optimism the day off could restore his energy for when the Lakers (3-10) host the Denver Nuggets (5-7) on Sunday at Staples Center.
“Sometimes that can hurt you more than help you. That probably wore him out for the game,” Scott said. “He’s probably playing with the dogs and girls and having a good time. But at least it’s not the constant running up and down and jumping. He’ll save his legs for tomorrow, hopefully.”
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