The Lakers guard scored 18 points in his first 18 minutes against the San Antonio Spurs, actually surpassing the nearly point-a-minute pace Kobe Bryant had produced two days before his torn left Achilles' tendon appeared to rupture his team's season Kobe Bryant is terrified his playing career is over — after tearing his Achilles — [...]

Kobe Bryant's surgery to repair a torn Achilles' tendon was successful, however the Los Angeles Lakers star will be sidelined for at least six to nine months as he recuperates, the team and doctors said today. Bryant, 34, tore his left Achilles' tendon Kobe Bryant had surgery on Saturday to repair a torn Achilles tendon [...]

Lakers General Manager Mitch Kupchak was clear Saturday that the team has no intention to use their one-time amnesty on Kobe Bryant. "That's not even something that we've discussed," Kupchak said. "That's the furthest thing from our mind right now." Kobe Bryant has started putting together his bulletin-board material for his recovery as he works [...]

Kobe Bryant had spent all season trying to will the Lakers into the playoffs, so he won't back down from the new challenge of recovering from a likely season-ending injury, Arash Markazi writes. Blog. • Bell: How recovery could play out • Markazi Kobe Bryant's possible career-ending injury will not thwart the L.A. Lakers chances [...]

He has been playing better lately, he's known Bryant the longest of any current Laker and he was phenomenal as the centerpiece of Spain's Olympic team last summer. He was probably the third-best player in that tournament behind LeBron James and Hours after pleading not guilty to a felony sexual assault charge in Colorado, an [...]

Kobe Bryant's possible career-ending injury will not thwart the L.A. Lakers chances for playoff glory so says comrade-in-arms Jordan Hill.Jordan has… Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant is speaking out on social media about the leg injury he suffered at Friday night's game. KTLA 5's Elizabeth Espinosa reports. Kobe Bryant spoke quietly, his voice a [...]

Kobe Bryant is terrified his playing career is over — after tearing his Achilles — and he's so PISSED about it he couldn't stop himself from venting in an emotional, rambling Facebook post. The Lakers superstar was up at 3:30AM nursing the injury Kobe Bryant spoke quietly, his voice a little deeper than usual and [...]

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Kobe Bryant didn't play Sunday night in the Los Angeles Lakers 113-102 victory against the Sacramento Kings as he was recovering from a severely sprained left ankle as well as the flu. He is considered doubtful for Monday's game vs. LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kobe Bryant never even emerged from the [...]

Kobe Bryant will miss Sunday night's game against the Sacramento Kings, his first of the 2012-13 NBA season and first in more than three years. It appears that Kobe Bryant isn't human after all with the news that the Lakers superstar is set to play through his severely sprained ankle. INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — When Kobe [...]

NBA players are starting to weigh in on the Kobe Bryant injury saga. Kobe Bryant played just 12 minutes in the Los Angeles Lakers' 99-93 victory over the Indiana Pacers, but merely being in uniform and playing in the game set the tone for what will be a rough-and-tumble final stretch for L.A.. Bryant played [...]