Who will guard Kobe?
Rookie Courtney Lee will likely get his shot at the Black Mamba in the beginning, provided Lee is in the starting lineup. Otherwise, when Mickael Pietrus is in the game, he will no doubt be regarded as the ‘Kobe Stopper’. How well he can stop Kobe is debatable, but my guess is Pietrus will do a better job than Ruben Patterson ever did.
Wouldn’t surprise me to see Hedo Turkoglu or J.J. Redick get some cracks at Kobe here and there, but it probably won’t end well for them.
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Dwight Howard of the Orlando Magic was suspended on Wednesday by the NBA for Game 6 of the Magic’s first round series against the Philadelphia 76ers. Howard, AKA Superman, is in trouble for hitting Samuel Dalembert of the Sixers with an elbow.
According to the NBA, Howard’s elbow required a one-game suspension by rule. Additionally, the referees had the option of ejecting him from Game 5.
Thankfully for the Magic, Howard was allowed to continue to play in Game 5. In the contest, Howard had 24 points and 24 rebounds as the Magic won by a final score of 91-78.
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