After leading the Lakers to the seventh game of their first-round playoff series against the heavily favored Phoenix Suns, Kobe Bryant suddenly disappeared. (Gina Ferazzi / LAT)
Kobe Bryant, looking for an open teammate against the Pistons, will welcome a break in the schedule. (Christine Cotter / LAT)
Kobe Bryant signals Lakers ball after a Seattle turnover during first-quarter action Friday night. (Lori Shepler / LAT)
These days the long baggy look is in. (Luis Sinco / LAT)
NO LOOK Kobe Bryant throws a no-look pass between Portland TrailBlazers Jarrett Jack left, and Ruben Patterson for an assist to Lamar Odom. (Richard Hartog / LAT)
Lakers guard Kobe Bryant applies the defense against Cleveland’s LeBron James in a matchup of the NBA’s two best perimeter players. (Christine Cotter / Los Angeles Times)
