Sandwiched between reserve forward Lamar Odom’s revival and Derek Fisher’s clutch shooting in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 91-84 win in Tuesday night’s Game Three of the NBA Finals, was Los Angeles Lakers center Andrew Bynum hobbling to the bench in the third quarter.
Bynum reinjured his already faulty right knee twice in the quarter, reducing him to just four minutes in the final period.
Bynum later told reporters he reaggravated his knee while chasing down a loose ball and landing from a block of Boston Celtics center Kendrick Perkins.
Bynum’s presence through the first three games of the Finals has been huge for the Lakers, but his remaining availability going forward has the potential to reshape the whole series.
“It’s going to be a little questionable Thursday,” Bynum told reporters after Game Three. “There’s a lot of swelling in there because of the couple of little tweaks I got today. What I’m going to do is attack it all day [Wednesday], probably get three treatments in and then take it from there.”
Before limping to the bench, Bynum still managed ...
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Hold the Hoopla: Andrew Bynum Reinjures Knee in LA Lakers’ NBA Finals Win
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