MRI Diagnosis: Kobe Bryant Has Torn Rotator Cuff
- Updated: January 22, 2015
(Via @NBAcom)
The Los Angeles Lakers announced this afternoon the results of Kobe Bryant’s MRI. The star has been diagnosed with a torn rotator cuff in his right shoulder. The injury occurred in last night’s loss to the New Orleans Pelicans.
The team has said that Kobe Bryant will return to LA instead of travelling to San Antonio for their game. He will be examined by their team doctor tomorrow and updates will be issued then.
ESPN.com’s Baxter Holmes reports,
“Bryant suffered the tear with 4:14 left in the third quarter against the Pelicans when he drove baseline for a two-handed dunk.
“It felt fine when I went up, didn’t feel too good when I came down,” Bryant said after the game.
He grabbed his shoulder as he ran back down the court and checked out of the game a few minutes later.
Bryant checked back in with five minutes left in the fourth quarter and immediately favored his shoulder. He tried to rebound and dribble with his left hand, but it became clear something was wrong when he shot and made a turnaround 14-foot jumper with just his left hand.
“Obviously after I saw that everything he did was with the left hand, I knew then, let’s get him out of there,” Lakers coach Byron Scott said after the game.”
Byron Scott told the media after practice this afternoon that he will not discuss any plans of moving forward without Bryant until the results of the team doctor are concluded. Holmes reports:
“Scott said after the game that, depending on the MRI results, Bryant would continue to play in spots and on a minutes limit. It’s expected that Bryant will play even more sparingly now as the Lakers work to preserve him for next season, his 20th in the NBA and the final year of his contract with the team.”
We will report any further details on this as they come.
Stay with us at Calisportsnews.com as we will keep you up-to-date on all things Los Angeles Lakers and the rest of the LA sports teams! All Cali, All the time!
Related Posts
About Holly Humphreys
