Center has 15 points, eight rebounds and a few mistakes in Lakers' exhibition opener, his first game since suffering a knee injury in January. L.A. loses to Utah, 99-90.
The theme from "Welcome Back, Kotter" came over the loudspeaker and a strong ovation followed.
Andrew Bynum was back.
Andrew Bynum was back.
It was only an exhibition, a 99-90 Lakers loss to Utah, but Bynum had more good moments than bad in a 15-point, eight-rebound effort Tuesday at the Honda Center.
In his first game since sustaining a knee injury in January, Bynum backed down Mehmet Okur for an easy turnaround, dunked off a feed from Derek Fisher and pinned Paul Millsap down low on the way to converting a three-point play.
On the other hand, two of his shots were blocked and he had four turnovers in 24 minutes.
In his first game since sustaining a knee injury in January, Bynum backed down Mehmet Okur for an easy turnaround, dunked off a feed from Derek Fisher and pinned Paul Millsap down low on the way to converting a three-point play.
On the other hand, two of his shots were blocked and he had four turnovers in 24 minutes.
"He's shown some really good things out there and then he's shown some things that he definitely needs to improve upon," said assistant coach Kurt Rambis. "We keep impressing upon him that he's got to do a much better job of running...read full article
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