USA TODAY | NBA Notebook: Bryant has torn wrist ligament Pittsburgh Post Gazette AP Kobe Bryant did not play in the Los Angeles Lakers' preseason finale Wednesday night against the Clippers because of a torn ligament in his right wrist, and his status for the season opener on Christmas Day against the Chicago Bulls is up in the air ... LAKERS NOTEBOOK: Kobe OK hearing criticism from new coach Brown NBA notebook: Injured wrist puts Lakers' Bryant on the sideline LAKERS/CLIPPERS NOTEBOOK: Final exhibition a back-and-forth contest |