# Where was Kobe?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-kobe/529656>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [February 19, 2010, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-kobe/529656 "2010-02-19T18:15:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![koufax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7ea924/32.png) [@koufax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koufax)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2010, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-kobe/529656/1 "2010-02-19T18:15:29Z")

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I watched the Lakers last night against Boston. Where was Kobe? Did the announcers say anything about why he wasn’t there cheering his teammates on?

Or was he and I missed him?

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**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2010, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-kobe/529656/2 "2010-02-19T18:18:15Z")

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Not unusual for an injured player to miss games. Not everybody wants to sit there in street clothes.

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**Author:** ![koufax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7ea924/32.png) [@koufax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koufax)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2010, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-kobe/529656/3 "2010-02-19T18:28:54Z")

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> [@Bijou\_Drains](#):
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> Not unusual for an injured player to miss games. Not everybody wants to sit there in street clothes.

But they usually do. And he been practicing with them , but not ready to play yet.

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**Author:** ![Stringer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Stringer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stringer)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2010, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-kobe/529656/4 "2010-02-19T21:58:42Z")

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[In the locker room](http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/photos?gameId=300218013&photoId=459357).

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**Author:** ![koufax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7ea924/32.png) [@koufax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koufax)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2010, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-kobe/529656/5 "2010-02-20T00:14:58Z")

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> [@Stringer](#):
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> [In the locker room](http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/photos?gameId=300218013&photoId=459357).

Thanks!