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All eyes on injured Kobe Bryant as NBA season tips off
Updated On: 30 October, 2013 01:06 AM IST | | AFP
Kobe Bryant's fabled toughness will be tested this season as the 35-year-old NBA superstar bids to return from a devastating Achilles tendon injury. Bryant won't be on the court with the Los Angeles Lakers when they launch their 2013-14 campaign against the LA Clippers today.
It’s not clear just when he will return or how he’ll play once he is back after surgery in April to repair the ruptured tendon.u00a0“It’s the explosiveness,” Bryant said in early October of what he’s still lacking. “The explosiveness and the muscle endurance which takes a little time.
LA Lakers’ Kobe Bryant at a NBA pre-season match against the Golden State Warriors in Shanghai. Pic/AFP, Getty Images
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