For those who didn't know, the Los Angeles Lakers opened their preseason schedule with a loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves, and Kobe Bryant did make his first appearance since recent knee surgery.
Bryant only played about six minutes and scored zero points on 0-3 shooting from the floor, but what was more revealing was Bryant's self-prognosis on his knee after the game.
Bryant reportedly said his knee was about 60 percent at this time which is not exactly promising news with the regular season only three weeks away.
The Lakers open the regular season Oct. 26, against the Houston Rockets and it's doubtful Bryant will be 100 percent by then, and it's a guarantee that Andrew Bynum won't be.
Bynum was also obviously absent from yesterday's loss to Minnesota, but unlike Bryant, he will not be available until December at the earliest, after his own knee surgery.
Most would agree that starting a quest for a three-peat with a gimpy Bryant and an injured Bynum is not an ideal situation for the Lakers.
The 2010-11 season will have enough storylines for the Lakers as it is, considering this may be Phil Jackson's final ...
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Kobe Bryant’s Knee, Andrew Bynum’s Status Add Drama For the LA Lakers
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