Los Angeles ? Kobe Bryant was on the mend Thursday, back to practice with the Los Angeles Lakers. He said he was feeling better, although he hadn’t eaten for more than 24 hours.

Apparently stricken with food poisoning before Game 2 of the Western Conference finals in Sacramento, Bryant left practice several times Wednesday to vomit before being taken to see the team doctor.

Kobe Bryant, right, talks to teammate Samaki Walker during the Lakers' practice at Staples Center. Bryant was able to participate in the team's workout Thursday at Los Angeles. He had been slowed in recent days by food poisoning.

“I was able to come in and run,” Bryant said following practice at Staples Center, where the Kings and Lakers meet tonight in Game 3 of the best-of-seven series. “It feels pretty good outside of the fatigue factor. Yesterday I wasn’t able to go. Today I feel fine. I feel like I can do everything I could do before I got sick.”

Bryant said he felt “a little weird” due to the illness and lack of activity since Monday night’s game at Arco Arena. After practice, he ran several baseline-to-baseline sprints on the Staples Center court before speaking with reporters.

Bryant was hit with what the Lakers believe was food poisoning early Monday, after ordering a bacon cheeseburger and cheesecake from room service at a Sacramento hotel. He scored 22 points in 40 minutes that night in a 96-90 loss to the Kings that evened the series 1-1.

“I slept all day (Tuesday),” he said. “I couldn’t tell if I was sick or not.”

He found out Wednesday. He ate breakfast before leaving for practice. When he got to the Lakers’ training facility in nearby El Segundo, he didn’t feel well, and then came several trips from the film room and court to the locker room to vomit.

He was sent to visit Dr. John Moe, who examined Bryant and prescribed antibiotics.

“He said it was either a virus or bacteria,” Bryant said.

He said he hasn’t taken any intravenous fluids since returning from Sacramento.