Budinger Practices, Bryant Injured Again, Duke Over UCLA

Well, that didn't take long. 6 games into his return from a torn achilles tendon, Kobe Bryant is out again, this time for an expected six weeks with a fractured tibia.

The Lakers are already without Steve Nash, Steve Blake, and Jordan Farmar; Bryant was playing the point for them over the past few games. Without a real point guard available to them, the Lakers have signed Kendall Marshall from the D-League.

No idea who is going to start tonight against the Wolves--it might be Xavier Henry as the nominal point guard.

Meanwhile, Chase Budinger participated in his first full practice since injuring his knee prior to the start of the season. It apparently went well. Here's a video including him discussing it.

A big game for draft prospects last night as Duke beat UCLA. I didn't see it, but:

• Jabari Parker: 7-13 (4-8 threes), 10 rebs, 5 asst. 23 points
• Kyle Anderson: 7-13 (1-3 threes), 10 rebs, 7 asst. 5 stl, 6 TO, 15 pts
• Jordan Adams: 4-10 (0-3 threes) 5 rebs, 1 asst. 2 stl, 1 blk 10 pts