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Phil Jackson clarifes comments

Updated: November 30, 2010, 9:59 AM ET
By Brian Kamenetzky | ESPNLosAngeles.com

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- Before Sunday's loss to the Indiana Pacers at Staples Center, Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson expressed serious frustration at the slow recovery for center Andrew Bynum following offseason surgery on his right knee, and the extended minutes that Bynum's absence has forced upon Pau Gasol.

"We put all our eggs in the basket of Andrew coming back and we hoped he'd be back by this time, by Nov. 15, by Thanksgiving time, by [our last] road trip, etc. We don't know ...

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