The difficulties Kobe Bryant has had prior to the upcoming NBA season have been mostly limited to the issues surrounding trade talk swirling around the Lakers' star.

Now, with a wrist injured suffered during Tuesday night's preseason game against the Utah Jazz, Bryant joins a long list of Lakers who are suffering from different ailments.

"My knee is OK, but my wrist isn't too good," Bryant told the Los Angeles Daily News.

Bryant said he hoped he could play in Friday's preseason finale against the Sacramento Kings in Las Vegas.