Dwight Howard doesn't want surgery on shoulder, Kobe Bryant not concerned with loss, Steve Nash calls loss a setback

Welcome to the Lakers Tweetbag, where we compile a handful of the most interesting tweets from the Lakers beat writers throughout the Twittersphere. This is a prime cut from the people who follow the in's and out's of the purple and gold for a living. Enjoy the tweets, the create-a-caption, the goodies, and a wrap-up of all the writing here at Silver Screen & Roll after every game

Tweetbag #16

The Tweets

The Lakers have consistently proven one thing this year: they can't handle adversity. They've had a lot to handle, and they've always failed
— Silver Screen & Roll (@LakersBlog_SSR) January 31, 2013

Summation on Dwight's shoulder: "Just got to deal with it as much as I can." I expect him to play Friday in Minnesota.
— KEVIN DING (@KevinDing) January 31, 2013

Dwight on playing through the injury: "I’m going to try as much as I can but I don’t want to cause more damage to my shoulder."
— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) January 31, 2013

Kobe said Dwight's labrum is going to be a season-long issue with which he can get used to dealing.
— KEVIN DING (@KevinDing) January 31, 2013

Howard said he doesn't want to have to sit out any games & refused to entertain thought of having surgery.
— Mark Medina (@MedinaLakersNBA) January 31, 2013

Kobe praised Lakers' defense tonight. Overall, Kobe said: "I'm not too concerned."
— KEVIN DING (@KevinDing) January 31, 2013

Antawn Jamison on the Lakers losing 8 straight games on the road: "It's unexplainable and it's unacceptable"
— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) January 31, 2013

Nash acknowledged tonight was "a big setback" for Lakers and indicated he thought he could've done more in fourth quarter.
— KEVIN DING (@KevinDing) January 31, 2013

The Caption