Kobe Bryant will not participate in the team’s second pre-season game on Wednesday night against the Portland Trail Blazers, according to Lakers.com reporter Mike Trudell.
Kobe Bryant will not play tonight due to a right shoulder strain. He’s listed as day to day.
— Mike Trudell (@LakersReporter) October 10, 2012
Bryant will join fellow starter Dwight Howard on the bench tonight, as well as reserve big man Jordan Hill who recently suffered a herniated disc in his back. Bryant is officially listed as day to day and should be back in time for Saturday night’s game against the Utah Jazz.
Of course, Bryant looked just fine at practice after dunking on his new teammate Antawn Jamison on Tuesday.