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Bryant Marvels at Rambis

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Kobe Bryant sat at his locker after practice Saturday and kept chuckling at the scene: A handful of reporters, waiting for Coach Kurt Rambis to reappear and discuss the on-going, ever-flowing Dennis Rodman crisis.

Watching Rambis handle the situation over the last few weeks, Bryant said, has been quite illuminating.

“Every player’s different, every coach is different, too, as far as their philosophies go,” Bryant said. “Some coaches are old school, they’re going to treat everybody the same. Some coaches are different.

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“Kurt, he’s adjusted to it pretty well. His job is tougher than anybody else’s. He’s doing all right.

“I’m glad I’m not in his shoes.”

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Glen Rice attended but did not participate in practice Saturday, nursing a sprained left ankle, and he is listed as day-to-day.

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vs. Seattle, 2:30, Ch. 4

* Site--Great Western Forum.

* Radio--KLAC (570).

* Records--Lakers 25-13; SuperSonics 17-18.

* Record vs. SuperSonics--1-1.

* Update--Up-and-down Seattle can’t get any traction going. On Thursday, the Sonics got Vin Baker back from the injured list and upset Portland. The following night, they lost at Vancouver, dropping their road record to 4-13.

* Tickets--Sold out.

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