After his knee was slow to heal, Andrew Bynum is headed for arthroscopic surgery on his troublesome knee. Bynum, the 20-year-old center on the Los Angeles Lakers with untapped potential, missed most of the 2007-08 campaign after suffering a knee injury. Originally, it was believed he could return for the end of the regular season – however, that didn’t materialize.
While arthroscopic surgery is often minor, there’s also a chance that something much worse could be needed – microfracture surgery. Amare Stoudemire underwent a similar arthroscopic procedure, only to find that his knee required microfracture surgery. During …read more

Kobe Bryant injured his back in Game 4 against the Utah Jazz but has indicated that he’ll play in Game 5. Bryant was hurt in the first quarter of the game when taking a jump shot.
The back injury obviously limited Bryant in Game 4. The 2008 NBA MVP was 13-for-33 from the floor for the game. In the fourth quarter and overtime, Bryant was 2-for-13. The Los Angeles Lakers ended up losing to the Jazz in overtime and now stand at 2-2 in the best of seven series.
Although Bryant plans to play in Game 5, his …read more

Andrew Bynum was originally expected to return to the Los Angeles Lakers this season. However, now not only is Bynum not going to return, it is sounding like he’ll need arthroscopic surgery in three or four weeks.

Bynum has been able to regain most of the movement in his troublesome knee, however he isn’t close to returning to the basketball court. Arthroscopic surgery may be done to go into his knee and see if there could be another problem.
Heading into the 2008-09 fantasy basketball season, it’ll be difficult to figure out Bynum’s value. He could go anywhere from …read more

Fans of the Los Angeles Lakers have held out hope that Andrew Bynum would return at some point during the 2008 NBA playoffs. However, now even Bynum is saying that he doesn’t see that happening.

“I doubt there’s going to be a comeback this year,” Bynum told the LA Times. “I’ve got to get my knee straight. At this point, I’d have to train for a good month just to be able to go out there and play.”
“It’s frustrating because I can do everything but what pertains to basketball — running and jumping, defensive slides.”
It’s officially safe to give up …read more

While there have been reports that Andrew Bynum could be out for the season, everyone close to the Los Angeles Lakers is adamant that Bynum is on track to return. The second week in March is being circled as Bynum’s probable return date.
Bynum, who is one of the best up-and-coming centers in the NBA, still is dealing with swelling and hasn’t worked out extensively yet. However, unless he suffers a setback, he should be ready to roll in about a month.
When he returns, Bynum’s role will be a little different. With new bigman Pau Gasol in the fold, Bynum likely …read more