| Los Angeles Lakers center Kwame Brown is | | | | Brown, 24, has not played any exhibition game |
| scheduled to be out of the game for a period of | | | | since his collision with Andrew Bynum during |
| three to four weeks because of a bruised rotator | | | | practice on Saturday. Last season, he had been |
| cuff and bursitis in his right shoulder. | | | | already bothered by his shoulder. The player was |
| With this double injury, Brown will not be able to | | | | the No. 1 pick in the 2001 NBA draft by the |
| start the season with the Los Angeles Lakers and | | | | Washington Wizards. He averaged 7.4 points and |
| will not play the first four games at least. | | | | 6.6 rebounds in 72 games for the Lakers for his |
| Lakers spokesman John Black announced on | | | | first season with the team last year. After Chris |
| Thursday that Brown has been examined by a | | | | Mihm injured his right ankle on March 12th, he |
| shoulder specialist, Dr. Neal Elattrache, on | | | | replaced him on the roster and became the |
| Wednesday. Following this examination the | | | | team's starting center. As for Mihm, he played |
| prognosis of a break of three to four weeks has | | | | only one game after that and is still recovering |
| been given. | | | | from off-season ankle surgery. |