Kobe Bryant laughs off critics

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　　Kobe Bryant isn't on Twitter. He doesn't have a personal Facebook account. He says he doesn't usually listen to sports talk radio or read sports blogs.

 

　　Of course, that doesn't mean what is written about him doesn't eventually get back to him. When he struggles he isn't immune to the barrage of criticism directed his way, and there was plenty on Saturday after Bryant missed his first 15 shots against the New Orleans Hornets and was held scoreless through three quarters.

　　Bryant responded one day later by scoring 40 points against the Golden State Warriors. He hit 16-of-28 from the field and made all three of his 3-point attempts. It was Bryant's 112th 40-point game but he wondered how many people remembered the first 111 after the way fans reacted on Saturday.

　　What will happen again, however, is Bryant being criticized for shooting too much and shooting too little, playing too much and not playing enough, and being too vocal and being too silent. It's a fact of life Bryant has come to expect in Los Angeles even if it's one he has never really embraced.

　　It is one of many reasons he has refused the urge to become active in social media and get on Twitter like the rest of the world. He laughed when he was told his poor performance was a trending topic worldwide on Twitter as fans chronicled his shooting ineptitude, one missed-shot joke tweet at a time.

　　"I guess on Twitter you don't have to respond to idiots, do you?" Bryant said. "You can block them, right?"

　　Bryant's comeback game 24 hours after arguably the worst game of his career didn't come as a surprise to Lakers coach Mike Brown, who also viewed Saturday as an aberration.