Kobe Bryant, who chastised Andrew Bynum on an amateur parking-lot video over the summer, praised the Lakers' 20-year-old center for the effort he has given this season.

"He's working really hard in practice and before practice, and I see a lot of improvement in him," Bryant said. "The more he plays, the more his feet get wet, the more he gets acclimated to the type of conditioning that he needs to play at this level, but he's doing a fantastic job."

Bryant, of course, derided the Lakers for not trading Bynum for New Jersey guard Jason Kidd before the trade deadline last February, declaring in the infamous video that Bynum should be shipped out.

Fast forward to Thursday, and Bryant was showing Bynum some post-up possibilities before practice.

"I was showing him some moves, some of that things that I've kind of learned that I think he could use," Bryant said.