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Bryant expects to start All-Star game (AP)

 
Wearing a black brace on his injured right hand, Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant sat out the Western Conference's light practice on Saturday but still expects to start in Sunday's NBA All-Star game. Bryant, the MVP in last year's game, has a torn pinkie ligament from dislocating the finger on Feb. (link)

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