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July 19, 2006
Get ready for Michael Fey
The Lakers called this afternoon to say Andrew Bynum would not be playing in tonight's (Wednesday) summer-league finale against Memphis after suffering a bone bruise in his knee. They expect him to be fine in about two or three weeks. Better be safe than sorry with an 18-year-old in whom so much is invested.
Bynum finishes his summer-league season having averaged 14.7 points, 7.9 rebounds 4.4 fouls, 2.3 blocks and 2.4 turnovers in seven games. He went 39 of 64 from the field (60.1 percent), 25 of 42 from the foul line (59.5 percent) and played 31.5 minutes per game. It's hard to say how much that means against the level of competition he faced.
It's a shame because tonight's game was shaping up as the best of the summer league. The Lakers were playing Memphis for the fourth and final time and Bynum was determined to show how he had learned to take advantage of the Grizzlies, who fronted him on defense in the three prior games. He also talked yesterday about having promised Kareem Abdul-Jabbar that he would hit at least one left-handed shot.
Now it looks like you're going to get a big dose of former UCLA center Michael Fey tonight at the Pyramid.
Posted by Ross Siler at July 19, 2006 03:33 PM