Carmelo Anthony will be watching from the sidelines on Friday night when the Portland Trail Blazers take on the Los Angeles Lakers at the Staples Center due "personal reasons," coach Terry Stotts said. The game will mark the first for the Lakers since the death of NBA legend Kobe Bryant — who, along with his 13-year-old daughter Gianna, was among nine people killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday morning just outside of Los Angeles. Anthony, who was one of Bryant's better friends in the league, simply isn't ready to be a part of it.