Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant is out indefinitely with a severe left ankle sprain suffered in Wednesday night’s 96-92 loss to the Atlanta Hawks, the team announced.
Bryant would not speculate whether he would play Friday against the Indiana Pacers, but he left Philips Arena on Wednesday walking with a limp but without the aid of crutches.
Bryant had 31 points, seven rebounds and five assists in the loss. He was hurt on a baseline jumper that would have forced overtime if it had gone in with 3 seconds remaining.
Bryant landed on Dahntay Jones’ foot and twisted his left ankle, crumpling to the court in pain.
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