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Kobe Bryant 'surprised' by media focus

Updated: March 12, 2011, 5:00 PM ET
By Dave McMenamin | ESPNLosAngeles.com

DALLAS -- Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant didn't know that a guy shooting alone in an empty gym could generate so much attention when he went back out to the court in Miami following the Lakers' loss to the Heat on Thursday.

"I'm surprised, yeah, I am," Bryant said Saturday after the Lakers' shootaround in preparation for the Dallas Mavericks when asked about the media blitz his postgame shooting session created. "What are you supposed to do? It's our job. Do you get surprised when ...

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