Of course Kobe Bryant will be back

SB Nation

LOS ANGELES – Kobe Bryant's personal trainer Tim Grover has weighed in on the Laker star guard's ruptured achilles injury, saying that in his view the injury had nothing to do with the number of minutes Kobe played. The Los Angeles Lakers remained in control of their playoff fate but at a cost that may [...]

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Steve Blake channels Kobe Bryant in Lakers' win against Spurs

Los Angeles

Kobe will be recovering from Achilles surgery for the next six to nine months, so he'll likely miss part of the 2013-14 season. He's 34 and makes $30 million. Some are arguing the Lakers should use the amnesty clause on Kobe will be recovering from Achilles surgery for the next six to nine months, so [...]

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Mike D'Antoni: Minutes didn't cause Kobe Bryant injury

USA TODAY

Snoop Lion, Lil Wayne, Spike Lee and Red Hot Chili Pepper's Flea all weighed in the injury on Twitter. Kobe Bryant had spent all season trying to will the Lakers into the playoffs, so he won't back down from the new challenge of recovering from a likely season-ending injury, Arash Markazi writes. Blog. • Bell: [...]

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Kobe Bryant Has Successful Surgery to Repair Achilles' Tendon

ABC News (bl

It was a simple basketball move, Kobe Bryant spinning toward the basket, dribbling hard to his left. Legendary careers are not supposed to finish this way, but when the Lakers guard collapsed on the floor, clutching his leg, fans may have witnessed the LOS ANGELES, Calif. (KTLA) — Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant is [...]

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Kobe Bryant tears Achilles, sidelined for months

CNN (blog)

There are two things to say about the incredible work ethic, pain tolerance and commitment to the game that Kobe Bryant has shown us over 17 years. The first is that the work ethic, pain tolerance and commitment to the game that Kobe has shown us are (CNN) — Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant [...]

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Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol returns up in air

Los Angeles

INDIANAPOLIS — Kobe Bryant will be a game-time decision Friday against the Indiana Pacers, Lakers Coach Mike D'Antoni said. Bryant was not on the court for the team's morning shoot-around because he was getting treatment for a severely sprained left Unsurprisingly to some (but not me, because I saw what that dude's ankle looked like), [...]

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No word on if Kobe Bryant will play on Friday

USA TODAY

Kobe Bryant sustained the “sprained ankle heard 'round the world” on Wednesday night, going down in the closing seconds of a 96-92 loss to the Hawks. The in-game circumstances, playoff implications and basketball ethical The biggest headline out of a headline-filled evening of NBA play on Wednesday was that Kobe Bryant is out indefinitely with [...]

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Kobe Bryant gets treatment on ankle injury, tweets photo

USA TODAY

Kobe Bryant is hurt for like the first time ever. He blames Dahntay Jones for a dirty play. The Hook has thoughts on this turn of events. ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Hawks were mired in a slump. They were missing two key starters. And they were facing Kobe Bryant and the streaking Los Angeles [...]

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Poll: Was Kobe Bryant's injury Dahntay Jones' fault?

Atlanta Jour

Kobe Bryant is hurt for like the first time ever. He blames Dahntay Jones for a dirty play. The Hook has thoughts on this turn of events. On the final shot of the Lakers-Hawks game, Kobe Bryant took a baseline fadeaway jumper against Dahntay Jones, came down on Dahntay's foot, and limped away with a [...]

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