Summary Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant has a broken bone in his left knee.
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant has a broken bone in his left knee and is expected to miss six weeks, the NBA team said Thursday.
"You hate it for Kobe," Lakers coach Mike D Antoni said in remarks posted on the team s Twitter feed. "He s worked so hard to get back."
Bryant missed the first 19 games of the season as he continued to recover from surgery to repair a torn left Achilles tendon suffered in April.
He had played just six games and averaged 13.8 points.
Bryant was injured Tuesday in the third quarter of a 96-92 win over Memphis. He walked carefully to the bench but returned later to the contest and finished with 21 points.
