Kobe Bryant said during the 2nd half of the season, that the Los Angeles Lakers would make the NBA Playoffs. Unfortunately, for Bryant the 17 year NBA veteran he wasn't their to see it. Friday April 12th vs. Golden State at Staples Center KB24 tore his ACL with about 4 minutes left to go in the game. LA was trying to make a final push for the playoffs and a final run to rally and beat the Warriors. Bryant had surgery the next day and the initial outlook as far as a return is 6-9 months. The Lakers will face the Spurs in round one, obviously San Antonio will be the favorite in this 2-7 series. Nevertheless the Lakers were able to take care of business the final few games to get into postseason. This season it was more drama in Hollywood than usual, firing of a coach, new hiring of a coach, lack of chemistry. Even before the Kobe injury, Nash / Gasol / Howard / Metta Peace were all hurt at some point during the season. Prior to the season I really thought the fans would finally get a Kobe vs. Lebron NBA Finals with the Lakers and Heat representing their respective conferences. Obviously not, even if Kobe didn't get hurt, it would have been difficult for the Lakers to get out of the West. The Clippers this season was the best team in Los Angeles, really the last two seasons. Kobe's recovery will be interesting to see as well as the Lakers off season moves, when the time comes.
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