Kobe tore ligament in pinky finger. Requires surgery and 6 weeks for recovery.

[WayOutWest]

The injury last week was worse than initially thought.  Kobe actually tore a ligament, he reinjured the pinky in the game against the TWolves.  The injury requires surgery and would require him to be out 6 weeks.  Kobe has decided that 6 weeks off could knock the Lakers out of the playoffs so he will put off the surgery until after the season.  He will probably even wait until after the Olympics as well.  Kobe must think the Lakers have a shot at the title this year so he's not willing to put a playoff berth at risk with his injury. 

[WayOutWest]

Lakers' Bryant tears ligaments in right finger, will not have surgery

Associated Press

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- Kobe Bryant was diagnosed with a torn ligament in his right pinkie finger Thursday and the Lakers All-Star has decided not to undergo surgery that could sideline him for six weeks.

The damage occurred when Bryant dislocated the finger at New Jersey on Feb. 5, and was aggravated in Wednesday night's game at Minnesota.

The team said Thursday that the damage was more extensive than first believed. There is a complete tear of the radial collateral ligament and avulsion fracture, in which a small bone fragment had been pulled off by a tendon.

Bryant was examined in Los Angeles by Dr. Steven Shin, a hand specialist who recommended surgery to repair the ligament.

"My current thinking is to give my finger some treatment and rest for a few days, and hope I can still continue to compete at a high level after that rest," Bryant said in statement.

"I would prefer to delay any surgical procedure until after our Lakers season, and this summer's Olympic Games. But this is an injury that myself and the Lakers medical staff will just have to continue to monitor on a day-to-day basis."

It was unclear if Bryant will play in Sunday's All-Game at New Orleans. But he will skip the 3-point shooting contest, with Dirk Nowitzki of Dallas replacing him.

[westkoast]

This is just getting out of )(@$*)#($ hand.  Pardon the stupid pun.

[Reality]

  Don't give up faith.

[WayOutWest]

  Don't give up faith.

I haven't, the West should still win the all star game.

[Reality]

I haven't, the West should still win the all star game.

Of course.  Kobe might still play with his strained right pinkie.   I mean torn ligament.

[WayOutWest]

I haven't, the West should still win the all star game.

Of course.  Kobe might still play with his strained right pinkie.   I mean torn ligament.

It does take a torn ligament, that pulled some bone along with it, to keep Kobe off the floor. 

Hope Manuella doesn't break a fingernail and miss the all star game. 

You also need to talk to your boy Parker, heard that he is out cause Eva put the wrong color toenail polish on TP and he doesn't feel right sashaying out on the court with toenail polish that doesn't match his fingernail polish.  I need him on my FNBA team ASAP.

[Lurker]

You also need to talk to your boy Parker, heard that he is out cause Eva put the wrong color toenail polish on TP and he doesn't feel right sashaying out on the court with toenail polish that doesn't match his fingernail polish.  I need him on my FNBA team ASAP.

You have it all wrong, again.  TP hasn't been himself since the writer's strike.  Now that it is settled Eva will go back to work.  There she will have all the requisite attendants to make her feel like a Hollywood celebrity.  And Tony can get back to his day job instead of waiting hand & foot on his Hispanic diva.

[westkoast]

You also need to talk to your boy Parker, heard that he is out cause Eva put the wrong color toenail polish on TP and he doesn't feel right sashaying out on the court with toenail polish that doesn't match his fingernail polish.  I need him on my FNBA team ASAP.

You have it all wrong, again.  TP hasn't been himself since the writer's strike.  Now that it is settled Eva will go back to work.  There she will have all the requisite attendants to make her feel like a Hollywood celebrity.  And Tony can get back to his day job instead of waiting hand & foot on his Hispanic diva.

LOL!

You know what now that the writers are back maybe Reality can employ them to help write some better jokes or at the very least posts that make sense and contribute.

I love how everything with the Lakers is some kind of crazy conspiracy theory and there is crazy plotting behind the scenes going on.  Its not a real injury, it's an elaborate hoax cooked up by the league to boost ratings.   I'm just waiting for the day when Reality tries to tell us Sternfish and Jerry Buss helped with 9/11.

[Reality]

Conspiracys and collusions.  Yep.

While you were typing, just got thru ownin ya on the Kidd trade thread B-Rad.

[westkoast]

Conspiracys and collusions.  Yep.

While you were typing, just got thru ownin ya on the Kidd trade thread B-Rad.

You didn't own anyone.  In fact what you posted doesn't really mean anything in regards to what was being discussed LOL.  It's like you create arguments in your own head that no one else is talking about then try to act like you OWNED someone :laugh:

Way to OWN the voices in your head idiot.

TBYP

[JoMal]

All you guys are FRAN's (*)













(*) Fanatical Reality Awestruck Nutcases's

Do you realize how much posting time you guys spend trying to make rational sense out of what one poster writes?

[JoMal]

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in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it whotuit a pboerlm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Azanmig huh? yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt!

But if yuo tihnk Raetliy has pbremols, waht deos taht mkae tohse who rspenod to him?

[Reality]

FRANs!  A new and accurate accronym is born.

and don't feel bad FRANs, Jomal would respond as much as you do if he only had the stamina.

[Reality]

Any opposing players gonna take a swat at the Kobesters pinky?