Article: BRYANT KEPT AT ARM'S LENGTH LAKERS STAR GETS SUSPENDED FOR ELBOW L.A. LOSES MILWAUKEE 110, LAKERS 90.(Sports)

Byline: ROSS SILER

Staff Writer

MILWAUKEE -- As soon as he saw Kobe Bryant's arm meet Marko Jaric's head late in the fourth quarter of Tuesday's loss to Minnesota, Lakers coach Phil Jackson had a feeling Bryant would be getting another call from the league office.

"In this league, everybody's got a pretty face," Jackson said, "and they're trying to keep it that way."

Those fears were confirmed Wednesday when the NBA followed the precedent it set in suspending Bryant for one game at the end of January after he struck San Antonio's Manu Ginobili in the head on a nearly identical play.

The league suspended Bryant for Wednesday ...

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