The Black Mamba is back! Well sort’ve… The Los Angeles Lakers took on the Utah Jazz on Sunday night for their first preseason game. It also marked the return of Kobe Bryant who sat out last season after undergoing surgery for a torn rotator cuff. As expected, his first game back showed a bit of rust. Bryant played just 12 minutes and finished with 5 points after going 1/5 from the field and hitting 2 free throws in the Lakers 90-71 loss. His first shot of the night was a doozy…
