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Kobe's season likely over with torn Achilles tendon
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April 14, 2013, Sunday
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KOBE Bryant declared his season over after scoring 34 points before leaving the game with a likely torn Achilles tendon, as the Los Angeles Lakers kept their playoff hopes alive with a 118-116 win over Golden State.
Bryant said he felt a "pop" as he tried to beat Harrison Barnes to the outside with just over three minutes left in the fourth quarter of Friday night's tight NBA contest.
"I felt like I got kicked. It is a move I make a million times and pop," Bryant said. "Just a freak situation I guess."
Lakers spokesman John Black said after the game that Bryant had a "probable torn Achilles." "Bryant will undergo an MRI examination tomorrow to confirm the diagnosis," Black said.
The All-Star guard and future Hall of Famer went one further insisting he already knows the extent of the injury and his season is over.
"I can't walk. I tried to put pressure on my heel to see if I can do it that way and there is nothing there," Bryant said. "I had no Achilles, that is the sensation. MRI, surgery and then recovery."
The Lakers still managed to secure the victory at Staples Center arena without Bryant, as Steve Blake made two free throws with 42 seconds remaining before they held off Golden State to stay in the hunt for a post-season spot.
With just three games left in the season heading into Friday's contest, the fifth leading scorer in NBA history had been on a punishing pace trying to carry the Lakers on his back down the stretch. He tried playing entire quarters on Friday without taking a break and it finally caught up to him in the third quarter when he injured his knee and foot on separate plays.
But he stayed in the contest until 3:08 in the fourth when he collided with Barnes, drawing a foul. He hobbled to the stripe and sank two free throws to tie the game 109-109 and then limped off the court for the final time and headed straight to the dressing room.
"I hate it. I hate it for Kobe. I hate it for LA," said Lakers coach Mike D'Antoni.
The injury comes during Los Angeles' critical playoff run in which the team currently remains one game ahead of Utah for the eighth and final post-season spot in the Western Conference.
Bryant said he felt a "pop" as he tried to beat Harrison Barnes to the outside with just over three minutes left in the fourth quarter of Friday night's tight NBA contest.
"I felt like I got kicked. It is a move I make a million times and pop," Bryant said. "Just a freak situation I guess."
Lakers spokesman John Black said after the game that Bryant had a "probable torn Achilles." "Bryant will undergo an MRI examination tomorrow to confirm the diagnosis," Black said.
The All-Star guard and future Hall of Famer went one further insisting he already knows the extent of the injury and his season is over.
"I can't walk. I tried to put pressure on my heel to see if I can do it that way and there is nothing there," Bryant said. "I had no Achilles, that is the sensation. MRI, surgery and then recovery."
The Lakers still managed to secure the victory at Staples Center arena without Bryant, as Steve Blake made two free throws with 42 seconds remaining before they held off Golden State to stay in the hunt for a post-season spot.
With just three games left in the season heading into Friday's contest, the fifth leading scorer in NBA history had been on a punishing pace trying to carry the Lakers on his back down the stretch. He tried playing entire quarters on Friday without taking a break and it finally caught up to him in the third quarter when he injured his knee and foot on separate plays.
But he stayed in the contest until 3:08 in the fourth when he collided with Barnes, drawing a foul. He hobbled to the stripe and sank two free throws to tie the game 109-109 and then limped off the court for the final time and headed straight to the dressing room.
"I hate it. I hate it for Kobe. I hate it for LA," said Lakers coach Mike D'Antoni.
The injury comes during Los Angeles' critical playoff run in which the team currently remains one game ahead of Utah for the eighth and final post-season spot in the Western Conference.
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