Lakers News: Kobe Bryant’s Injury One of the Saddest Scenes in Sports History

April 13th, 2013 by Ethan Grant Leave a reply »

Prodigy. NBA Champion. MVP. Scoring king. Icon. Unbelievable. Black Mamba. Legend. 

All those words describe the career of Kobe Bryant, an NBA superstar who has time and time again transcended the part of the game (injuries/age) that threatens to topple every player off of their perch as a professional athlete. 

After Friday night's scene at the Staples Center, you can add tragic and sad to the initial list. 



Bryant was quoted as saying it felt like there was nothing there when he tried to put pressure on his left leg with just over three minutes remaining in the Los Angeles Lakers' 118-116 win over the Golden State Warriors on Friday night. 

After already scoring 34 points in over 44 minutes of game time against Golden State, Bryant tried to drive left around Warriors' rookie Harrison Barnes. Pushing off of his left foot, Bryant fell to the court before gingerly walking around and eventually being escorted off by teammates. 

As reported by Dave McMenamin of ESPN Los Angeles, Bryant is set to undergo an MRI on Saturday afternoon that is expected to reveal a compl ...

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