Kobe Out Six Weeks With a Knee Fracture

Kobe Bryant will be out about six weeks with a fracture of the lateral tibial plateau in his left knee, the same side as his torn achilles. 

He was injured in the third quarter v Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday yet finished the game out and won with the fracture. He is the complete definition of a true warrior. 
This is a huge blow and will no doubt put question marks over retirement once again. He only played 6 games averaging 13.8 PPG and 6.3 APG going 2-4 in this time. 

Kobe Bryant timeline: •4/12: Ruptures Achilles •11/25: Signs 2-yr, $48.5M extension •12/8: Returns to lineup •12/19: Knee injury (Out 6 wks)

This adds to already injured Steve Nash, Jordan Farmar and Steve Blake Lakers backcourt with news that Nash will be out at least another month and raises certainty that over these two years we will never see a truly healthy Pau, Kobe and Nash play alongside each other.

Xavier Henry will start at Point Guard now, a position that coming into the season the Lakers expected to be very deep at.

It may be a good idea to keep Kobe out for the season make sure he comes back 100% healthy and tank for a good draft pick now so the Lakers could compete next season. Either way we just hope Kobe can come back to his mamba best. Sad day in basketball