LOS ANGELES -- Lakers center Andrew Bynum ran on a treadmill Tuesday for the first time since injuring his left knee two months ago.
Bynum temporarily dislocated his kneecap and sustained a bone bruise early in the third quarter of a 100-99 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Jan. 13 when he landed on teammate Lamar Odom's left foot while going for a rebound.
"He's coming along well. He's progressing," coach Phil Jackson said before Tuesday night's game against the Toronto Raptors. "It's not as fast as he'd like to, but we're looking at the big picture here.
"We know that he makes a big difference in our team, but ultimately the organization feels we don't have to rush him into anything and jeopardize the situation."
Good news, but more and more, I'm getting a bad feeling that he might not be back this season. I can only hope I'm wrong.
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"I HATE being scored on, even by players who some say are "un-guardable." I don't believe it when they say "Oh, that player is just hot today."
F*** that! Cool his a** off then."
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About 5 weeks till the playoffs start. If he can do treads now, I have no reason to believe he wont be back this season, injuries like his, players normally do full sprints in a month. I said earlier that LA may take precautionary measures and may even delay his return until the second round, which is fine. I think this team is good enough to win the first series as-is.
We'll know a lot more about how he has progressed in the next 2-4 days. By that point, if there continues to be no pain and/or swelling, he'll be able to get 5-10 games in before the postseason. Not ideal, but better than the alternative.
Those saying he won't play the rest of the season; not possible unless something goes seriously wrong after his run on the treadmill. As in major swelling and pain.
Bynum shooting and dunking today in practice according to Jackson: http://www.nba.com/lakers/multimedia/0708video.html. See 9 minute mark. FYI, he has been shooting on the court for well over a week now (see ABC's coverage of the Mavs game from two Sundays ago).
All signs point to him being back somewhat well before the regular season ends.
Bynum shooting and dunking today in practice according to Jackson: http://www.nba.com/lakers/multimedia/0708video.html. See 9 minute mark. FYI, he has been shooting on the court for well over a week now (see ABC's coverage of the Mavs game from two Sundays ago).
All signs point to him being back somewhat well before the regular season ends.
Good news.
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“The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotion, spends himself in a worthy cause; who at best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement; and who at worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who have never tasted victory or defeat.”
Yeah, EHL posted that already. Definitely good to hear; I really hope I'm wrong and he'll at least be back by the beginning of April.
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“The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotion, spends himself in a worthy cause; who at best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement; and who at worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who have never tasted victory or defeat.”
Bynum Runs on Treadmill
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