Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant will miss six-to-nine months of action after he undergoes surgery to repair his torn Achilles tendon on Saturday afternoon.
Bryant tore the tendon in his left leg on Friday night in a win over the Golden State Warriors.
"When something like this happens, everybody wants to know why and there's not always a reason why. If you look at our season, it's been a nightmare," longtime Lakers trainer Gary Vitti said.
"We had a player come in with a surgery, which was Dwight Howard. Then we had Steve Nash break his leg. Then we had Steve Blake have an abdominal surgery. Then we had Jordan Hill with a hip surgery. Then we had Metta (World Peace) with a knee surgery. We also had Dwight with a (torn) labrum in his shoulder. Antawn Jamison will have surgery after the season is over on his wrist. So, when you try to look at the whys, it's bad luck."
Vitti said Bryant would be immobilized up to a month or more following surgery.
