Jones gets flagrant-1 for trip of Bryant (AP)

[ASFN Admin]

A day later, the NBA blew the whistle on Dahntay Jones for tripping Kobe Bryant. The league assessed Denver's defensive specialists a flagrant-1 foul for sending the Lakers' star sprawling through the lane with a trip late in the third quarter that Bennett Salvatore's officiating crew missed. Los Angeles coach Phil Jackson complained about Jones' "unacceptable defense, tripping guys and playing...

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