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LOS ANGELES - The Raptors will be at the edge of the NBA spotlight Sunday evening, whether they like it or not. Morten Andersen Jersey . Basketball fans around the globe will be watching as Kobe Bryant makes his season debut - 240 days after tearing his left Achilles - against Toronto, a team he has used as his own personal punching bag. Bryant announced his return in a video posted on his Facebook page Friday afternoon and the game, which airs at 9:30pm et on TSN2, will also be picked up by NBA TV in the US. All eyes will be locked on the Lakers future Hall-of-Famer, all except the Raptors coach, who would rather avoid becoming a sideshow in the Bryant circus that is sure to consume Staples Center on Sunday. "Everybodys going to be watching Kobe come back but Im totally concerned about the Toronto Raptors," said Dwane Casey, hoping to put an end to his teams five-game skid. "No disrespect to Kobe, hes one of our greats in the game, we need him in the game, but for us Im worried about the Toronto Raptors, our physical disposition, our approach, our toughness." Whether he cares to admit it, the Lakers did Casey and Torontos coaching staff a favour by making their announcement public Friday rather than keeping Bryants status under wraps until game day. As the home team - with an assist from the NBA - shamelessly builds the hype for Bryants return, the visitors are trying desperately to dodge it. "Weve got to go out there and play hard regardless, [even] if we werent on TV, if we were just playing in front of five people," said California-native DeMar DeRozan after practicing at the Clippers training center in LA Saturday afternoon. A match-up with the struggling Raptors is a fitting return for Bryant, who has torched Toronto throughout his 17-year career. Bryant is averaging 28.3 points in 29 games against the Raptors, his second highest average against any opponent, inflated by his infamous 81-point performance. Bryant has only lost to Toronto at Staples once, back in 2001, and the Raptors havent defeated the Lakers in LA since. Now the question is: How will the 35-year-old fare coming off major surgery, after an eight-month layoff? "Me, knowing him, he wouldnt come back if he didnt think he could play at a dominant level," DeRozan insisted. "I think its mixed emotion for everybody. Everybodys just eager to see how hell be. Everybody always tries to doubt him in some way and he always seems to prove people wrong. So its just another test for him, well see how he bounces back." Bryant should see limited playing time in his first game back, roughly 20-30 minutes of action per Lakers coach Mike DAntoni. Although working one of the all-time greats back into your lineup isnt a bad problem to have, DAntoni hopes it wont disrupt the chemistry thats been built over the teams first 19 games. "Theyve been moving the basketball well, [doing] a lot of things [DAntoni was] doing in New York with the same sets, same things he was doing in Phoenix," Casey said of the 10-9 Lakers. "A lot of pick-and-rolls, the ball was humming, moving and I assume theyre going to do the same thing with [Bryant] coming back. We just have to be prepared." With Bryant hurt, Steve Nash out of the lineup - hes already been ruled out for Sundays game - and Dwight Howard in Houston, these Lakers have looked more like a vintage DAntoni team than last seasons incarnation ever did. This team has played at the NBAs third quickest pace, making more three-point shots per game than any other in the league. Now how do they integrate Bryant? The Raptors - in full out "we need to worry about ourselves"-mode Saturday - are navigating through an identity crisis of their own. Opponents have shot over 45 per cent in each game during their losing streak and have exceeded 100 points in four of the five contests. Their latest defeat, a 106-97 loss in Phoenix Friday, exposed a lack of toughness on both ends of the floor. "Weve gotten away from that for whatever reason," Casey said after his team was out-rebounded 53-36 by the Suns, including an 18-11 disparity on the offensive glass. "Were not the hit first team that we were." To make matters worse, Toronto may be without its most physical player on Sunday after Tyler Hansbrough sprained his left shoulder against the Suns. The Raptors forward underwent an MRI in LA Saturday morning and the team is awaiting the results before determining his status. Playing on the big stage, with the focus surrounding the other team and its best player, the Raptors have an opportunity to spoil the party and prove themselves in front of a large audience. "Weve got to get out of this slump," DeRozan said. "We understand it doesnt feel good, its a bad feeling and weve got to turn it around." Rickey Jackson Womens Jersey Elite . The team also purchased right-hander Anthony Bass contract from double-A San Antonio before Monday nights game at Colorado. Bass will make his major debut against the Rockies. Pink Jimmy Graham Elite Jersey . Blackhawks coach Joe Quenneville announced Tuesday that goaltender Corey Crawford will miss three weeks with a groin injury. http://www.saintsproshop.us.com/Womens-Thomas-Morstead-Authe ntic-Jersey/ . Roberts, 34, last played in a baseball game on May 16, 2011. Since that time, the two-time All-Star has languished on the disabled list. Although hes taken batting practice and fielded grounders with the Orioles, playing in a game -- albeit one with Double-A Bowie -- is a far more legitimate test of his readiness to return to the big leagues.(Sports Network) - Lefty Brett Cecil returns to the starting rotation for the first time since April tonight when the Toronto Blue Jays host the Pittsburgh Pirates to close out a three-game interleague series at Rogers Centre. The teams have split the opening two games, with the hosts drawing even Wednesday when Yunel Escobar drove home the winner in the seventh and Brandon Morrow tossed seven strong innings in Torontos 2-1 win. Morrow (4-4) gave up just one run on four hits with three walks and 10 strikeouts for the Blue Jays, who had dropped their past two games. Eric Thames hit a solo homer in the sixth to account for Torontos other run. Ronny Cedeno went 2-for-3 with an RBI for the Pirates, who came into the game having won five of their past six. Paul Maholm (4-9) went seven innings and gave up two runs on nine hits to take the loss. Cecil, wholl turn 25 on Saturday, won 15 games in 28 starts in a breakout season for the Blue Jays last year before starting slowly this time around with a 1-2 mark and 6.86 earned run average through his initial four starts. He was sent to Triple-A Las Vegaas to work on regaining his velocity and was 8-2 with a 5. Jimmy Graham Womens Jersey Elite. 26 ERA in 12 starts. The supplemental draft pick in 2007 reached the majors and made 18 appearances in 2009, winning seven of 11 decisions and posting a 5.30 ERA. The last number dropped to 4.22 in 2010, when he tossed 172 2/3 innings and registered 117 strikeouts. He has never faced the Pirates. For Pittsburgh, righty Jeff Karstens tries to finish off June without a loss. The 28-year-old San Diego native has made five starts in the month and is 2-0 while allowing just 22 hits and five earned runs across 33 2/3 innings. The Pirates are 3-2 in those five starts but have scored just 11 runs while allowing 12. Karstens earned win No. 5 of the season in his most recent start on June 25, allowing three earned runs on six hits in 6 2/3 innings of a 6-4 win against Boston. The former New York Yankees farmhand last lost on May 29 and is 2-0 lifetime against Toronto in four appearances. The Pirates took two of three from the Blue Jays at home in 2008, but Toronto swept a three-game set in the last meeting north of the border in 2003. cheap jerseys ' ' '
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