1/18/2005 11:51:51 AM|||Shep|||In case you hadn't seen it...


Yahoo! Sports: "Lakers star Kobe Bryant will be sidelined at least two more weeks with a severely sprained right ankle.

Team spokesman John Black said before the Lakers faced the Utah Jazz on Monday night that the NBA's second-leading scorer was examined earlier in the day by team physician Dr. Steve Lombardo and foot specialist Philip Kwong.

A CT scan confirmed there was no fracture.

``Kobe will be re-evaluated in approximately one week,'' Black said. ``He has made improvement. He still can't put weight on his right foot.''

Black said there was no target date for Bryant's return.

``We're just saying a minimum of two weeks,'' Black said. ``We'll have a better idea next week.''

Should Bryant return in two weeks, he'll miss a minimum of six more games and eight overall."
Fantasy Impact

Good news for all those owners who rushed out to pick up Lakers players. Bad news for everyone who's got Kobe.

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