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Kobe Bryant has torn wrist ligament

Updated: December 22, 2011, 12:44 PM ET
By Dave McMenamin | ESPNLosAngeles.com
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant has a torn wrist ligament and did not play in Wednesday night's 108-103 loss against the Los Angeles Clippers.

The Lakers have listed Bryant's status as day to day.

"It was mine and Kobe's and the doctor's decision to sit him tonight, but if tonight was a playoff game, maybe [he could play]," coach Mike Brown said during his pregame remarks. "It's a preseason game."

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