Andrew Bynum traveled with the Lakers for the first time since January, another step in his eagerly awaited comeback even though he didn't play Sunday against Sacramento and won't play Tuesday against Portland.
Coach Phil Jackson wanted him to get reacclimated to the road routine . . . and a couple of other things too.
"He went around and shook hands with his teammates and introduced himself because he's been gone for a couple of months," Jackson deadpanned. "The biggest thing about it is he has some per diem, and we could fine him immediately and take some of it away."
Even if the 20-year-old center loses some of his $109 per diem because of Jackson-enforced infractions such as tardiness, Bynum isn't perturbed by much these days.
He played one-on-one before the game with assistant coach Brian Shaw and will continue to do limited workouts at practice today.
"My knee got a little bit swollen from the flight, but other than that, everything went all right," he said.
Jackson said there wasn't much urgency to play Bynum.
"There's absolutely none now that we've clinched a spot in the playoffs," he said. "We're just not going to be forced to do that."
Bynum said a few days ago that the last two games of the regular season would be the earliest he would return.
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^ cool sounds like Bynum will be ready for the PO plus might see action before the start of the PO.
Any updates on Ariza?????
According to the LA Laker Radio station, the show Loose Canons, Mychal Thompson said yesterday that Ariza thinks he will be ready to go come playoffs... thats not official, but its allegedly what Ariza thinks and is hoping for.
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yeah i read this this morning..i'm kinda old fashioned i actually buy newpapers..lol
good news... sounds like bynum is on the right track and i'm really looking forward to his return... i'm not expecting too much, he's young and doesn't have the experience to fall back on... but just having him back with the team and getting time in the playoffs will pay off next season and even late in the playoffs this year if the lakes can make a deep run
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According to the LA Laker Radio station, the show Loose Canons, Mychal Thompson said yesterday that Ariza thinks he will be ready to go come playoffs... thats not official, but its allegedly what Ariza thinks and is hoping for.
Article: Los Angeles Times - Bynum takes another step with Lakers
