Kobe Injured Against Pacers
Written by John Mbugua
Kobe Bryant Biography & Pictures
Los Angeles 101, Indiana 87
I was scared when I heard Kobe - KOBE BRYANT - was injured.
Coach Phil Jackson called it a moderate sprain of the right ankle, and Kobe was listed as day-to-day.
``It should be a lot worse, the way I came down on it,'' Bryant said. ``I'm happy that I feel the way I feel right now. I don't know about Wednesday.''
Kobe had 21 points when he got injured in the early part of the third quarter.
``It's always about the next day,'' Bryant said. ``Tonight was about staying on top of it. The hardest part is keeping the tape on because the ankle swells up and the tape keeps it from swelling. So I'm in for a painful long night.''
``I said to Phil, 'If you need me, I'll go back in.' And he knows what that means because typically I would just run right up to the scorer's table if I'm ready to go,'' Bryant said. ``I would have had to go out there and limp. But if I needed to go out there to be a threat or knock down a couple of jumpers, I could have done it.''
Kobe landed on Matt Foster's (Indiana Pacers) foot and rolled his ankle.
``I didn't even know he landed on my foot. I just saw him fall,'' Foster said. ``When I came out, I asked, 'Did he land on my foot?' and someone said, 'Yeah.' I thought he would come back. But they were kicking our butts, so there was no reason for him to come back in.''
The Los Angeles Lakers still spanked them 101-87.
Written by John Mbugua
Kobe Bryant Biography & Pictures
Los Angeles 101, Indiana 87
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