After a seven-game, 13-day absence, Lakers guard Kobe Bryant will play Friday against the Spurs.Bryant participated in the Lakers' shootaround Friday morning at AT&T Center without a brace or wrap covering his left shin. It was a left shin injury, tenosynovitis, that had kept him out of the lineup since April 7.Lakers coach Mike Brown said there would be no restrictions on Bryant's minutes Friday."Obviously with who he is, the way he's played the game and his experience and all that, it's a welcome addition to the team," Brown said. "In terms of him fitting in, he's so intelligent that I think it will be a seamless (transition)."The Lakers went 5-2 with Bryant on the sideline. Source: ESPN
