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Bryant 'would have smacked' Ibaka

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08:09 AM ET 03.05 | Yes, Kobe Bryant saw Serge Ibaka's below-the-belt hit Sunday on Blake Griffin, and he thought a different response was in order. "I probably would have smacked [Ibaka] in the mouth," Bryant said after the Los Angeles Lakers practiced Monday. "I would have dealt with the pain after." The Lakers head on the road to play Ibaka and the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday. The NBA has not stated whether Ibaka, who received a flagrant foul 1 for his punch of Griffin, will be suspended. Ibaka was not ejected and stayed in the game Sunday as the Thunder held on to beat Griffin and the Los Angeles Clippers, 108-104. "It doesn't matter," Lakers coach Mike D'Antoni said when asked if he would plan for Ibaka to play.

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March 5, 2013  08:11 AM ET

Doubt It, Bro.

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March 5, 2013  08:29 AM ET

Kobe would get the holy sh** beat outta him.

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March 5, 2013  08:51 AM ET

NBA players are so bad-ass tough, they smack each other...not like those nancy NHLers who just punch each other to bloody pulps...wussy hockey players!

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March 5, 2013  09:07 AM ET
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Nobody cares about hockey.

Them be fighting words in Canada.

March 5, 2013  09:08 AM ET
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JJ Barea won't like this

He's like a little Igor.

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March 5, 2013  09:16 AM ET
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Oh! That's right. You're in Canada. Sorry about that man.

It's all good mine fiend :)

March 5, 2013  09:17 AM ET
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He's made with parts from America though.

Non of that cheap Korean stuff!

And assembled in a little castle in Germany.

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