knightngale:
Kobe was not really fouled on that play. He got blocked by Jordan and went down due to being off balance.
I hope he sits. Word to spurs in 1997.
I am a HUGE David Robinson fan, but there is NO WAY Kobe could sit out the majority of the season to pull off hopefully getting a top pick and ending up with a tandem like the Spurs had in Robinson and Duncan.
And I'm not dogging Robinson's injury at all; that's my dude.
But for Kobe to sit out a whole season, or even a majority, the injury on the court would've had to have been one of the most disgusting, gruesome things you'd ever seen. I'm talking like, his whole foot just fell off. I mean, just tore off… the whole damn thing. Blood gushing everywhere, his foot's under the rim and his body is up by the free throw line, people on the court passing out.
And even then, the next day, he'd be like, "Yeah, I think I sprained my ankle. I'm probably going to have to sit out the next couple games."