NBA All-Star guard Kobe Bryant sat out practice for the second straight day on Monday due to a knee injury.

According to Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson, Bryant asked to rest his legs, continuing treatment.

Before leaving the Lakers' practice facility, Bryant said he was not sure whether he'd play in the Lakers' next game.

The former NBA champions' top scorer has said little to media since the team owner Jerry Buss told reporters that he "would certainly listen" to trade offers for Bryant last week.

On Thursday night, the Lakers will face the Seattle Super Sonics in Bakersfield.

(Xinhua News Agency October 16, 2007)