Bryant says he'll play in 2012 Games if USA want him

Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant told US Olympic basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski on Tuesday that he'll play in the London Games if the United States want him.

Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant told US Olympic basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski on Tuesday that he'll play in the London Games if the United States want him.

Bryant was a guest on Krzyzewski's SIRIUS XM radio show on Tuesday and the Duke University coach asked the Lakers guard about London.

"You guys want me there, I am there and I'm ready to defend," Bryant said. "And then when you guys need me to put some points on the board I'll do that, too."

Bryant was a starter on the American team that won gold at the 2008 Beijing Games.

But he skipped the world championships this year after knee surgery in the NBA offseason.

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