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LD2K wrote:Bynum - "just running and felt a lot of pain. It’s calmed down a little bit now. One or 2 seconds of super sharp pain"
Mike_Breshnan wrote:Bynum (strained Achilles) was "just running and felt a lot of pain. It’s calmed down a little bit now. One or 2 seconds of super sharp pain"
lakers reporter wrote:Phil Jackson on Bynum (strained Achilles): "We're a little concerned. He'll probably miss a little while."
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SashAlex wrote:Damn it ! When he gets back, he'll be just like last year during the playoffs, a 5 ppg 4 rpg foul prone Center !
fareweatherfan wrote:guys, pray for the best, which IMHO is a return at ANY point this season.
achilles injuries take a long time to heal. add to that the fact that Drew seems to be a slow healer and we'd be lucky if he comes back this season. of course, we don't know the extent of the injury, but feeling a "pop" is never good.
5 at the most.......it's not that serious of an injury guys. No reason for us to over dramatize it to being more than it really is. Maybe this will help finish whippin Pau's ass into shape for the playoffs.TommyTheCat wrote:what's the over/under on games missed?
SmartWentCrazy wrote:It's extremely unlikely that they end up in the top 3.They're probably better off trying to win and giving Philly the 8th pick than tanking and giving them the 4th.
An MRI showed no rupture in Andrew Bynum's left Achilles' tendon and he will be re-evaluated in one week.
This is great news for the Lakers, though it still leaves fantasy owners in a bind.
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- Andrew Bynum saw a foot specialist Saturday and after being examined, a MRI confirmed the center has a strained left Achilles' tendon.
There is no tear of the tendon. Bynum will be re-evaluated in a week.
"These are the type of things that look like they're going to take some time," Lakers coach Phil Jackson said. "We're just hoping that the time is not extended."
Bynum could not walk on the foot when he woke up Saturday morning without the assistance of a boot, according to Jackson.
Jackson lauded Bynum's positive outlook despite having to deal with yet another injury after having both of his last two seasons derailed by knee injuries.
"It wasn't that bad," Jackson said. "He's a very optimistic young man."
Lakers sixth man Lamar Odom will step into the starting lineup in Bynum's absence, but Odom is dealing with an injury of his own.
Odom has been playing with an aggravated left shoulder that he first injured XX games ago when going up for a dunk against Boston's Ray Allen.
DEEP3CL wrote:5 at the most.......it's not that serious of an injury guys. No reason for us to over dramatize it to being more than it really is. Maybe this will help finish whippin Pau's ass into shape for the playoffs.TommyTheCat wrote:what's the over/under on games missed?