KobeBryant’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 in the closing minutes of Friday
night’s game against the Golden State Warriors.
The
All-Star shooting guard, who has carried the Lakers all season,
hobbled to the free throw line after the injury to take his two free
throws for being fouled. He hit them both, tying the game 108-108,
before going to the locker room. The Lakers went on to win the game.
Bryant,
who was averaging 27.3 points, 5.6 rebounds and 6.0 assists,was
operated on by Dr. Neal ElAttrache and Dr. Stephen Lombardo of the
Kerlan Jobe Orthopaedic Group.
Bryant, the
NBA’s fourth all-time leading scorer, has dealt with injuries in
the past, but never one as serious and potentially career-ending as
this one.
“You
need your Achilles’ tendon, muscle, tendon here, to allow you to
walk,” said Dr. Robert Klapper, chief of orthopedic surgery at
Cedars-Sinai Medical Group.
With
the athlete’s discipline and determination, though, Klatter said,
it’s possible he could make a comeback.
Bryant
took to Facebook on Saturday to vent his frustration at the injury
that ended his season.
“All
the training and sacrifice just flew out the window with one step
that I’ve done millions of times! The frustration is unbearable.
The anger is rage. Why the hell did this happen?!? Makes no damn
sense,” he wrote on his Facebook page.
Nevertheless,
the basketball star vowed to return to the court.
“One
day, the beginning of a new career journey will commence,” he
wrote. ”Today is NOT that day.”
Source:
abcnews
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