Also Kobe has been playing an NBA schedule since 1996... your body does completely wear down in 16 seasons.. plus like Marc Stein said the three seasons.

ooh, i know it could have gave out any time, but no one is talking shit about Popavich resting players now! That shit helps. Kobe would always talk about his legs were tired before the games even started and he could barely walk and it took all the trainers and massage therapists they had to lossen his legs up so he could play.

Phil Jackson WOULD NEVER EVER play Kobe that many minutes at his age. He was keeping kobe at 30-32 for the past few years. Even when they werent a good team.

Kobe has the exact same MPG as he did last season.

Blame that shit on the Buss junior.

That's possibly the worst injury he could sustain. It robs you of so much explosiveness and drive. Obviously Kobe isn't a kamikaze slasher at this point in his career, but an inability to get lift and separation on his jump shot could be a death knell.

I can't believe I'm saying this, but I hope it's just a strain.

If they make it they will be playing the Thunder. That's a bad matchup for them with or without Kobe.

Unless OKC loses to the Kings or Bucks at home and SA wins out. I find that extremely unlikely. Especially the way the Thunder has stepped it up recently.

He could still be something like Vince Carter is these days if he gets back. But there's a chance he may never be the same, I suppose.

Oh, that's right. I was thinking SAS was going to be #1. Meh, they won't be winning a series against either of them anyway. But I'd really like to see them let Nash be Nash and somewhat like the team I though they could be last summer with some efficient pick-and-roll basketball.

Kobe becoming like 2013 Vince Carter would be a travesty. Ali-Holmes bad.

I don't think he's healthy either. That was the biggest problem with this years Lakers team. How many games did Kobe, Nash, Howard, Gasol and Artest play together? I'm guessing they could be counted on one hand. Of course D'Antoni was a horrible choice as well.

Time gets everyone eventually. Did you see Halladay pitch on Monday? Crushing for me.

ooh, he's going to get some of the blame as well, but Jim doesnt say who plays what minutes!

Anyways, shit is over and done with. Its time for the Lakers to honestly try to rebuild somehow! Kobe wont be back til at least the middle of next year and at worst the END Of next season then his contract is up.


I guess the good thing is, dude will have plenty of rest to let his body recover.

The feeling I am getting on twitter is that Buss jr's ego was far too big and hindered him from getting the right coach.

Nope, he's not. But they've got to try something now. It's not like they don't have the talent to still score on anybody easily.

D'Antoni was a brutal hiring and it was so obvious from the beginning. Just dumbfounding when Phil was supposedly willing to return.

I do think it would be a shame to see Kobe play as a shell of himself. I hope he can comeback and at least have one really solid year.

I hated Larry Bird when I was a kid because I was a Dr. J guy. I remember rooting for him at the end as I saw him playing through pain to give his team any chance. Kind of feel the same way about Kobe now.