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http://sports.espn.go.com/los-angele...ory?id=4885754
ust when Kobe Bryant was starting to quiet his critics, who were calling for him to sit out and rest his fractured right index finger, his tender left ankle could be the injury that finally gets to him.
"It was just hurting today," Bryant said Wednesday night after scoring a season-low five points on 2-for-12 shooting. "Tried to battle through it tonight. It was just stiff. Stiff and tight."
Bryant, who was walking with a limp after the Lakers' 99-97 victory against the Bobcats and visibly wincing in pain during his postgame comments, said the ankle was bothering him before the game even started and its condition declined further when Lamar Odom landed on his left foot just before halftime.
"It just made it worse," Bryant said. "It just set it back to square one."
Bryant left the court to head to the locker room with 12.5 seconds remaining in the second quarter after Odom aggravated the left ankle that Bryant rolled Friday in Philadelphia in a third-quarter collision with Elton Brand.
The ankle limited Bryant in Boston on Sunday, especially affecting his lift. After the game Bryant joked that his elevator usually goes up to the 12th floor but was stuck on the seventh floor against the Celtics.
He seemed to be on the mend Monday in Memphis, scoring 44 points on 16-for-28 shooting.
"He couldn't get off the ground, couldn't get any push off of that ankle tonight," Lakers coach Phil Jackson said. "He got out there in the third quarter and kind of kept the team in balance, kept us operating out there a little bit."
Jackson played Bryant for the first 3:10 of the fourth quarter before taking him out because of how Bryant's ankle was limiting his play. The Lakers were able to build an eight-point lead with Bryant on the bench, but Jackson subbed him back in when their cushion dwindled to four with 2:55 remaining.
"I really didn't want to have to bring him back but when they closed the gap there in the last two minutes, I think I had to," Jackson said.
"I'll be fine," Bryant said, adding he would be headed home to receive further treatment on the ankle.
Mavs your WC champions sons!
Bynum finals MVP sons
Bynum is gonna get Finals MVP regardless. Best player on the Lakers, sons.
Drama Queen
How's the 8 seed treating ya tlong?
+1...even though you're in the same category...
It'll be interesting who LA gets before the trade deadline. A combo-guard seems like their best bet.
Kobe should rest or he'll just make his remaining championship window even smaller.
Here's Kobe's "warrior" mentality biting the Lakers in the ass.
Ship his ass out.Bynum finals MVP sons
he is just putting it on because they have a ESPN game tomorrow against the #2 seed in the West. If they lose, they can blame his ankle. If they win, he looks like a warrior and Lakers fans will act like he is a MVP candidate. Classic posturing by a drama queen
seems like every week, kobe is in the news because something hurts on his frail body
and it's usually always after a bad game
Lies! All lies!
Kobe's 2009-10 season is reminding me alot of Jordan's 1994 baseball season
Kobe plays, he's being selfish for not healing.
Kobe sits, he's being selfish for not playing.
Kobe's a selfish bas .
Classic "woe is me" post
but to burst your bubble, you would have a hard time finding many people who would agree with that.
the correct term is egomaniac. He thinks he is too good to sit out a few games and let himself heal
Is there a chance this is actually a real inury?
After the hundreds that have been announced in order to a) make himself look heroic, b) perpetuate the warrior myth, c) explain away a bad game, d) explain away a bad stretch of shooting games... I don't know what to believe or not believe.
LOL at ppl thinking hes faking it..Guess ya'll dont even watch the games cuz he's clearly favoring his ankle & finger..I guess the 20 layers of tape covering his whole shooting finger is no big deal hahahaa.
do you think Adam Banks really broke his wrist in Mighty Ducks? or do you think it was just an actor portraying someone who broke their wrist. Same thing. Kobe should talk to the league's MVP about the benefits of Yoga.
Has anybody ever had more built-in excuses than Kobe Bryant?..
I'm sure he's legitimately hurt, but almost every player in the NBA goes through physical pain on a daily basis and ESPN doesn't have an article about it every day..excuses, excuses..
Maybe you should watch the games and if you have any basketball sense or nose for talent then you can believe your own eyes and cognitive skills. Or, if you have no basketball sense and want to yeat another sheep in the flock, you can just listen to all the Kobessors post after post after post about their jealousy of his success.
I'm getting tired of hearing about Kobe's aches and pains. It's only important if it actually keeps him off the court or seriously hinders his play.
You are only hearing about it because you are either watching their games or reading articles concerning them. Come on. When the star player on any team is hurting it going to be discussed. How many times did we hear the ole Nash's back problems and see the shots of him laying on the floor next to the bench during a nationally televised games and highlights?
It happens for every team and hurt stars. Look at last year with Manu, Jameer, and Amare. We heard about them all the time.
Kobe definetly needs to sit for a bit because his play is seriously being hindered.
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