Kobe Bryant Has Successful Surgery to Repair Achilles' Tendon

Kobe Bryant had surgery on Saturday to repair a torn Achilles tendon in his left leg and is expected to miss six to nine months, the Lakers announced. Athletic trainer Gary Vitti told reporters that Bryant's surgery was to repair“In this situation, it's attached to Kobe Bryant, who has figured out a way to get through some injuries that would ordinarily be career-threatening. Some of the things he's had go on with him have ended guys' careers in the NBA. He's figured out a wayIt was a simple basketball move, Kobe Bryant spinning toward the basket, dribbling hard to his left. Legendary careers are not supposed to finish this way, but when the Lakers guard collapsed on the floor, clutching his leg, fans may have witnessed theSnoop Lion, Lil Wayne, Spike Lee and Red Hot Chili Pepper's Flea all weighed in the injury on Twitter.In the final minutes of the

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