Kobe Bryant's sore left ankle could keep the Los Angeles Lakers superstar out of the NBA All-Star game next Sunday in Dallas.
Kobe Bryant's sore left ankle could keep the Los Angeles Lakers superstar out of the NBA All-Star game next Sunday in Dallas.
Bryant, who missed his second straight game on Monday as the Lakers downed San Antonio 101-89, said he wouldn't play in the mid-season exhibition if he didn't feel his ankle was ready.
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"If I'm not able to play, I won't play. But I'm healthy, I will," he said. Bryant said he can't push off on his left foot.
"I can't move to play. Can't go. I'm not an idiot. I'm not going to run through a wall just to run through a wall.
If it's an injury where I feel like I can play through it and have it heal while I'm playing, then I'll play. But if it's the type of injury where it's going to get worse when I play, I won't," said Bryant, who said it would be a game-time decision as to whether he will play for the Lakers on Wednesday at Utah. "If I'm ready to go, I'll play," he said.
Bryant's streak of 235 consecutive games played ended on Saturday when he skipped LA's win at Portland. He first sprained the ankle on Jan 29 in Philadelphia, then aggravated it in a game against Charlotte when teammate Lamar Odom stepped on his foot.
