Lakers Stumble In Preseason; Bryant Exits With Calf Bruise
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — The Lakers entered Tuesday night's preseason game against the Kings looking to improve on their 1-3 record on the preseason.
Their opponent, the Sacramento Kings, entered the contest with a 3-1 record on the preseason and they looked to build on their success early on in the year.
Superstar Kobe Bryant played 18 minutes and scored 10 points on 4-12 shooting, but the real headline came in the third quarter when he got tangled up with Kings guard Rajon Rondo.
Bryant appeared to grab his left calf after Rondo's knee appeared to slam into it.
This was the play that had Kobe rubbing his left leg on the sideline, then jogging to the locker room https://t.co/jW8LJuxmoz
— J.A. Adande (@jadande) October 14, 2015
According to the Lakers, the injury is not serious and Bryant simply suffered a bruised calf.
Byron says Kobe's knee is fine and he thinks he will play Saturday
— Mark Medina (@MarkG_Medina) October 14, 2015
Julius Randle had a solid game passing the ball, collecting six assists and also scoring 10 points and grabbing four rebounds.
Guard Jordan Clarkson led the Lakers with 17 points on 7-16 shooting, while Roy Hibbert led the team with 10 rebounds while also adding eight points.
Newly signed Lou Williams added 16 points of his own but shot poorly from the field going just 3-11.
Rookie D'Angelo Russell played 20 minutes coming off the bench, scoring 11 points and collecting seven rebounds.
The Kings were led by Marco Belinelli, who tallied 17 points on 5-10 shooting.
The Lakers ended up losing the game, 107-100.
They will take the court again Saturday against the Golden State Warriors.
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