The Los Angeles Lakers have climbed back into the thick of the Western Conference playoff battle behind the stellar play of potential Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant. As luck would have it, the Lakers lost an action in the playoff race on Wednesday night against the Atlanta Hawks and might have lost their utmost player to a left foot injury in the process. UPDATE: Wednesday, March 13, at 11:05 p.m. ET by Ethan Grant According to Lakers reporter Mike Trudell, issues are not looking good on Kobe's anklea'and that is immediately out from the horse's mouth: ---End of update--- In accordance with Yahoo! Sports' Adrian Wojnarowski, Bryant underwent an X-ray after moving his leg all through L.A.'s 96-92 damage to the Hawks and was noticed limping through the locker room with a wrap on the wounded area: Scott Bresnahan is reporting that Bryant's X-rays were negative, and his position is currently listed as "out indefinitely": With the Lakers looking in the waning seconds against Atlanta, Bryant rose up for a jumper over Dahntay Jones only to miss the picture and land his left ankle at the top of Jones' foot. He slept on the court for a number of minutes after incurring the damage, and ultimately left the court under their own power after a comprehensive talk with group doctor Gary Vitti as teammates huddled across the fallen star. The damage destroyed that which was yet another exceptional game for the timeless question (game-high 31 things, seven boards and five assists) while the decline falls the Lakers to 34-32a'still a half-game before the Utah Jazz for the No. 8 position in the West. Just once the Lakers were starting to make a force that forced the current view that LA might still be a title team, a disaster like this has got the potential to break these talk over a crucial point in LA's time. If Bryant were to miss any time and effort, it'd set an enormous damper on any possibility Los Angeles has in climbing straight back up the West's playoff laddera'and claiming the No. 8 seed over Utah, Dallas and Portland, at that. It's worth noting that the Black Mamba refused to allow accidents seal his fate previously, and has is among the toughest people in league history. He used a protective mask after a nose injury concerning this time last year (via the La Times), not to mention fighting other more substantial diseases (leg, arm, fingers) in the past. Kobe is no-doubt a knight, but as we have seen in the NBA over the past few seasons, a wholesome foot could possibly be the big difference in a per game scorer and only an average NBA athlete. Bryant is averaging 27.4 points per game, advantageous to third in the league behind Carmelo Anthony and Kevin Durant.
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