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In the interest of speed and timeliness, this story is fed directly from the Associated Press newswire and may contain spelling or grammatical errors.
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Bryant undergoes shoulder surgery
Thursday June 12, 2003
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant
underwent shoulder surgery Thursday in New York, and is expected to
make a full recovery.
Bryant had an inflamed bursa removed and a frayed labrum trimmed
in his right shoulder during the surgery that took under an hour.
He was released from Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia Presbyterian
Medical Center in the afternoon. Dr. Louis Bigliani said he expects
Bryant to make a complete recovery.
No timetable has been set for Bryant's rehabilitation or return
date, but the Lakers expect he'll be ready by the start of training
camp in October.
Bryant injured his shoulder during a first-round playoff game
against Minnesota on April 22. He played the next 10 games with the
injury.
Bryant finished the regular season as the NBA's second-leading
scorer, averaging a career-best 30 points a game. He scored 40 or
more points in nine straight games in February and had career-high
averages of 6.9 rebounds and 5.9 assists while playing in each of
the Lakers' 82 games.
(Copyright 2003 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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