Rip Hamilton backs John Kuester

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    When Chicago Bulls guard Richard Hamilton looks over towards the Los Angeles Lakers sideline Sunday afternoon, Kobe Bryant isn't the only familiar face he's going to see. Hamilton will also he his former head coach in Detroit and current Lakers assistant, John Kuester. Despite the fact that Kuester and Hamilton reportedly had several blowups during their time with the Pistons, Hamilton doesn't think it will be weird seeing his old coach.

    "Not really," Hamilton told ESPNChicago.com before the Bulls' practice Saturday morning at UCLA. "Because Q was with me once already when we won the championship with Larry Brown and then last year in Detroit. And now he's somewhere else. That's always kind of awkward at first, but that's just the league, man. You'll be in one city one minute and be in another city another."

    Hamilton described his relationship with Kuester, who was fired in Detroit after last season, this way: "We were cool. Me and Kuester, I think the media made a big deal about it. I don't think he was the problem at all. But he was the person in the forefront that people made it seem like he was the problem, but he wasn't the problem."

    The only thing Hamilton has on his mind at the moment is finding a way to pick up a win in his first Bulls' game. He is looking forward to facing his old summer league teammate in Bryant. The pair have come a long way from their time facing off against each other in high school.

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