Friday, October 24, 2014

Bryant ready for regular NBA season


Kobe Bryant is ready for the regular season according to Los Angeles Lakers coach Byron Scott, who shut down Bryant for the last two games of the preseason to rest him for the games that count.

Bryant sat out Wednesday as the Lakers beat the Portland Trail Blazers 94-86 in Ontario, Calif., and he won't play Friday when the Lakers oppose the Sacramento Kings in Las Vegas.

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The Philadelphia 76ers and point guard Michael Carter-Williams established Nov. 13 as the target date for Carter-Williams' return, ESPN.com reported Thursday.

Carter-Williams, last season's Rookie of the Year, had shoulder surgery in May.

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The Orlando Magic signed center Nikola Vucevic to a contract extension, the team announced.

The team did not provide details of the signing, but multiple media outlets reported earlier that it was a four-year extension.

source: www.abs-cbnnews.com