EL SEGUNDO - Kobe Bryant has removed the splint that was placed on his two front teeth following the Lakers’ loss last Sunday at Phoenix.
The splint was put on after one of Bryant’s front teeth was loosened when he took a charging foul against the Suns’ Leandro Barbosa and absorbed a hard blow to the mouth.
Bryant said although the area around his mouth that was hit remains sensitive he does not plan to wear a mouth guard Monday night when the Lakers visit the Portland Trail Blazers.
