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Lakers guard Kobe Bryant will sit out Tuesday night's game against the Warriors.
Kobe sits tonight vs #Warriors.
— Monte Poole (@MontePooleCSN) December 24, 2014
Bryant met with coach Byron Scott and management and they decided the future Hall of Famer needed to rest.
Wayne Ellington will start in Bryant's place. The rest of the Lakers' starting lineup consists of Ronnie Price, Wesley Johnson, Ed Davis and Jordan Hill.