Kobe Bryant will have surgery to repair a torn rotator cuff in his right shoulder, the Los Angeles Lakers said on Monday. The five-time National Basketball Association champion will have surgery on Wednesday and a timeline for his return will be issued following the procedure, the team said in a statement. Bryant injured his shoulder last week and it could lead to the 16-time NBA All-Star being shut down for the rest of the 2014-15 season.
Bryant sustained the injury during the second half of a 96-80 loss at the New Orleans Pelicans. Sources told ESPN that he had been dealing with this problem since pre-season. The two-time NBA scoring champion had made light of the injury Friday on social media. 'This is what happens when I pass too much!' he tweeted. The 36-year-old guard was averaging 22.3 points from 35 games this season for a struggling Lakers team that is last in the Pacific Division with a 12-33 record. Bryant currently has another 12 months to run on a two-year contract extension he signed with the Western Conference franchise back in 2013, worth £32million.
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