Less than 24 hours after the tragic scene at Staples Center on Friday night, reports are coming in confirming the initial diagnosis of a ruptured Achilles tendon for Los Angeles Lakers star guard Kobe Bryant.
The apparent recovery time is six-to-nine months.
ESPN Los Angeles' Arash Markazi reported the news on Twitter:
Los Angeles Lakers' Twitter account confirmed, and added some additional details of the MRI:
CBS Sports' Ken Berger also reported that Bryant is wasting no time in getting to the hospital, choosing to go under the knife on Saturday afternoon at 4 p.m. ET:
For those concerned that the workload Bryant was carrying over the last few games led to an overuse of his body (45.7 minutes per game over last seven), the team's official Twitter account posted this response by Gary Vitti:
Bryant, averaging 27.3 points and 6.0 assists in one of the most grind-it-out seasons of his professional career, was two games away of fulfilling his promise and helping LA make the Western Conference playoffs after a slow start to the 2012-13 NBA ...
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Kobe Bryant Will Be Out 6-9 Months with Ruptured Achilles Injury
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