LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Sidelined for eight days by a strained right foot, Los Angeles Lakers All-Star guard Kobe Bryant said he was "85 percent" certain to play in his team's regular season opener against the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday. Bryant took part in a full shoot-around with his team mates on Tuesday morning and planned to re-evaluate his foot once he arrived at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles later in the day. "Either I'm ready to go or I'm not ready to go," the five-time NBA champion told reporters. "It's just a matter of how sore it gets from now until I get to Staples. ...
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