New on SI: Los Angeles Lakers Hold Practice Before First Game After Kobe Bryant's Death

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SI's Melissa Rohlin reports from the Los Angeles Lakers practice facility in El Segundo, California, where the team held its final practice before Friday's game against the Portland Trailblazers. The game will be the first the Lakers have played since Kobe Bryant's tragic death, and the team did everything it could to try to keep the mood light around practice today, including playing some football.

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