Will Kobe Bryant take pay cut for Lakers' sake?  Published
Friday, Oct 4, 2013 at 12:38 pm EDT Text size A A A  Kobe Bryant
is in Germany now, having another round of Orthokine treatment
on his right knee, a sort of rejuvenation of the blood to
prevent future swelling. He is not yet ready to begin practice
as he recovers from the torn Achilles' tendon he suffered in
April, so getting a bit of a lube job in his knee is a
reasonable idea.  But it is also a reminder that Bryant is 35
and can't go on as an elite player in the NBA forever. More
immediately, it is a reminder that the Lakers and Bryant have a
very uncertain future together, that his free agency, which
arrives next summer, looms over this season with even more
significance than Dwight Howard's a year ago.  Lakers guard Kobe
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Lakers rebuilding | Kobe in Germany  The day after the Lakers
acquired Howard in the summer of 2012, Bryant laid out a plan.
He said he would play two more years, fi