Kobe Bryant's Injury

The Los Angeles Lakers are down one with five seconds left to play in the game. Who gets the ball? Kobe Bryant, right?

It would be Bryant getting the last shot for the Lakers, but not anymore as he tore his left Achilles tendon Friday night against the Golden State Warriors.

Here’s the play Bryant torn his Achilles tendon on, it’s at the 1:09 mark of the video.

The amazing thing is he came back to sink the two free throws to tie the game on a torn Achilles tendon. Now, stop and think about that. The Achilles tendon in two pieces as Bryant is on the line hitting free throws to tie the game the Lakers desperately need to make the playoffs.

The Lakers beat the Warriors 118 to 116, but the concern was Bryant’s Achilles tendon. Here’s Bryant talking to the Mediaafter the game.

The raw emotional of Bryant should tell you everything you need to know. Bryant has a reputation of being one of the toughest if not the toughest player in the NBA because he plays through all kinds of injuries. This is one even Bryant can’t play through.

He did go through success surgery on Saturday to repair the torn Achilles tendon and the Lakers said recovery time is expected to be six to nine months.

            Bryant might be ready for the start of the season if rehab goes as planned but he’ll be 35 with mileage of a player who’s played in the league for 20 plus seasons.

          There's speculation the Lakers might just amnesty Bryant or maybe he'll just retire, but neither scenario is likely. There's no way Bryant lets his illustrious career end like this so can count on him to comeback next season. 

          One thing is for sure the NBA Playoffs will not be the same without Bryant.