Andrew Bynum Knee Injury – Fantasy Update
January 31, 2009 by Stephen Kersey
Filed under Injuries, NBA Teams, NFL Player Analysis
Andrew Bynum of the Los Angeles Lakers must be experiencing deja vu. In a January game against the Memphis Grizzlies, Bynum has injured a knee. He was helped off the court and appeared to be in considerable pain.
The injury occurred when Kobe Bryant fell into Bynum’s knee. Bynum immediately grabbed his knee and stayed down while yelling out in agony.
If Bynum is out for a significant amount of time, this obviously isn’t good news for the Lakers or Bynum fantasy owners. Bynum has been fantastic lately, especially in his last five games. He had finally started to look like the beast we saw last season before he injured his knee.
Expect Pau Gasol and Bryant to get more shots as long as Bynum is out. Lamar Odom will likely replace Bynum in the starting lineup, with Josh Powell becoming a sleeper as a bigman role player for Los Angeles.
