Lakers center Andrew Bynum is not interested in playing in the Olympics because he wants extra rest and also plans to undergo the same innovative knee procedure that Kobe Bryant had in Germany last summer.
"I've got to take care of my legs in the off-season," Bynum said Friday. "I've got some things planned for my knees.... I've got to do some therapy that I'm going overseas to do."
Bynum has undergone surgical procedures on each of his knees in recent years.
The procedure in Germany is much less invasive and marketed as Regenokine or Orthokine.
It targets proteins or molecules called interleukin that cause inflammatory responses. Blood is removed from the affected area of a patient and spun in a centrifuge. The antagonists of interleukin are removed to create a serum that is injected back into the targeted area.
The recovery period is remarkably short. Bryant has often complimented the results of the procedure, which he had on his ailing right knee and troublesome left ankle during two separate visits to molecular orthopedist Peter Wehling.
"I feel a lot stronger and a lot quicker and able to get to the basket and free-throw line," Bryant said earlier this season....
just keep taking care of those legs and im happy
