Basketball Daily

The reigning MVP of last season Kobe Bryant announced that he will undergo surgery to repair ligament damage in his right pinkie finger.  Bryant suffered the injury in a game against the New Jersey Nets back in February of this year.  The recovery time for this type of injury is expected to be about 6 weeks.  The Los Angeles Lakers camp is very hopeful that he will be 100% at the start of the 2008-2009 NBA season that begins the end of October.

Kobe Bryant’s career statistical averages are 25.0 points per game, 45% field goal shooting, 34% three point percentage, 83% free throw percentage, 4.6 assists per game, 5.3 rebounds per game and 1.5 steals per game.

With a fresh Bryant, Bynum, Gasol and Odom the Lakers have an excellent chance to get over that hump and win an NBA Championship this coming season.