mercextra.com - 2/16/2008
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Just to wrap up one loose end on the game I can’t stand but remains of interest to many…
* Kobe Bryant, despite his serious pinky injury, will play in Sunday’s All-Star Game, though he and West Coach Byron Scott intimate that Bryant might only play for the first few minutes....
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He's in, but not for long
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... , though, as Hornets/W.C. coach Byron Scott said he wouldn't risk injury to Bryant by playing him very much. Could be the league is worried about "Pro Bowl Fever ." Once this weekend's festivities are over, he still plans on trying to play through his pinky problem, ...
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