GRATEFUL THERE ARE SECOND CHANCES

Our Kobe is not giving the reporters what they wish to know.

At his locker the other day, he playfully told them he would be

ready again to play "tomorrow", but then replied that he really

has no true idea when he will feel fit enough to play again.

Yes, he is out at the practices and yes, he is far stronger, but 

that Achilles heal tendon requires more stretching still.

Pau Gasol met with his brother Marc Gasol out on the

Staples court and gave Memphis something to be quite

concerned about. During the entire game, and it was a fun 

one to see, but it was the Grizzlies that won it in the finale'.

Score? 89-86. To check with the Lakers blog you can

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The Grizzlies win over the Lakers on Friday night was

the first road victory for them of the season. Even with

their win, Memphis only made 8 of their 24 shots in the

second quarter and finished the game 43.5% from the 

field including 1-for-13 from the 3 point range.

At the end of the first quarter of the game, Kobe (in his

Lakers warm ups) came out on to the floor and presented a

$150.000 check from the club to representatives of the

Phillippine Red Cross following last week's deadly typhoon.

Although Kobe was seen once again out on the practice

floor, it is still pretty doubtful just when he will be returning

to full force with the team again. "If it were the play off's", Kobe 

stated, "I would be with the team out on the floor playing".

But, it is not the playoff's so he is trying to perfect the

balancing act between staying patient with his recovery

while staying motivated with what he called "the low-

hanging fruit" which surrounds the ongoing uncertainty

about his return. There is another game today (Sunday)

against Detroit at 6:30 and so we will really be trying hard

to do a good job with the Bigs showing up and us guarding

the rim. The game is being played at Staples Center.

Future games (including tonight) are:

Golden State (Friday) Sacramento (Sunday), plus the 

road games in Washington (Nov. 27) and Brooklyn (Nov. 28) 

right on Thanksgiving Day. So, eat hardy my friends but awake

from your nap to watch this game with us!

BABS WELLS