Kobe Bryant is once again on the shelf, this time he will beon it for at least six weeks as he has suffered fractured lateral tibial in his left knee the Los Angeles Lakers announced today.
Injury Update: Kobe Bryant has a fracture of the lateral tibial plateau in his left knee. He is expected to miss 6 weeks.
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) December 19, 2013
Bryant, had just returned from a torn left Achilles tendon that he suffered last season and was able to play in just six games before suffering this devastating injury. In those six games, Bryant averaged 13.8 points to go along with 6.3 assists and 4.3 rebounds per game. The injury seemed to occur in the Lakers’ Tuesday night win against the Memphis Grizzlies , at the time he told reporters his knee was just stiff.
Lakers’ backup SF Xavier Henry will take over Bryant’s duties over the next six weeks. Henry has averaged just over five points (5.3) in his career to go along with a career averages of 0.6 assists a game and 1.9 rebounds a game.
D’Antoni: “You hate it for Kobe. He’s worked so hard to get back.” @XavierHenry will take over PG duties for the short-handed Lakers.
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) December 19, 2013
Kobe, is the second star NBA player to have an injury setback after coming back from a significant injury as he joins Chicago Bulls point gaurd Derrick Rose who suffered a meniscus tear just a couple weeks into the season after sitting out of all of last season with a torn ACL.
Kobe hyperextended the knee in third quarter, meaning he played 4th quarter with fracture in knee
— Ramona Shelburne (@ramonashelburne) December 19, 2013
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