Kobe Bryant did not practice Thursday, missing the Los Angeles Lakers' first team session since returning to basketball activities last weekend after seven months off following Achilles surgery. Coach Mike D'Antoni would not call Bryant's decision to use Thursday for treatment a "setback," characterizing it more as a reminder of the process the 35-year-old still must go through before making the leap from practices to suiting up for a game. "He had a hard two days and just took the day off, and he'll either ramp it up [Friday] or the next day," D'Antoni said. Read more http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/...e-bryant-los-angeles-lakers-practice-thursday
