{"id":116359,"date":"2022-02-01T22:24:33","date_gmt":"2022-02-01T14:24:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dafabetsports.com\/en\/?p=116359"},"modified":"2022-02-01T22:24:33","modified_gmt":"2022-02-01T14:24:33","slug":"kobe-bryant-on-injuries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dafabetsports.com\/en\/basketball\/nba\/los-angeles-lakers\/kobe-bryant-on-injuries-116359.html","title":{"rendered":"Kobe Bryant on Injuries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/dafabetsports.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kobe-Bryan-min.jpg\" alt=\"Kobe Bryan\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-116360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dafabetsports.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kobe-Bryan-min.jpg 620w, https:\/\/dafabetsports.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kobe-Bryan-min-250x141.jpg 250w, https:\/\/dafabetsports.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kobe-Bryan-min-120x68.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"button-container\">\n<div class=\"button-align\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dafa07.net\/DFBSPMY-REG1\"><img alt=\"\"src=\"https:\/\/www.dafabetsports.com\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/unspoken\/images\/join-now.png\" \/><\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dafa07.net\/DFBSPMY-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dafabetsports.com\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/unspoken\/images\/view-market.png\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class='content-column one_fourth'><p><strong>Share this story<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><\/p>\n<div class=\"addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style\">\n<a class=\"addthis_button_facebook_like\" fb:like:layout=\"button_count\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"addthis_button_tweet\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"addthis_button_google_plusone\" g:plusone:size=\"medium\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"addthis_button_pinterest_pinit\" pi:pinit:url=\"https:\/\/www.dafabet.com\" pi:pinit:media=\"#\" pi:pinit:layout=\"horizontal\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/s7.addthis.com\/js\/300\/addthis_widget.js#pubid=undefined\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- AddThis Button END --><br \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"three-fourth\">\n<p><em>\u201cI\u2019ve played with IVs before, during and after games. I\u2019ve played with a broken hand, a sprained ankle, a torn shoulder, a fractured tooth, a severed lip, and a knee the size of a softball. I don\u2019t miss 15 games because of a toe injury that everybody knows wasn\u2019t that serious in the first place.\u201d<\/em> \u2013 Kobe Bryant<\/p>\n<p>On January 21, 2015, Kobe Bryant tore his rotator cuff then tried to play by just shooting with his left hand. He made 1 of 2 lefty jump hooks before being pulled.<\/p>\n<p>Kobe\u2019s postgame quotes:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI feel fine. We make a lot of it, but the reality is I\u2019m doing some pretty phenomenal things in 30 minutes. My body is not that f**** up&#8230;I averaged 40 for a whole month with a torn labrum before. I\u2019m not too concerned about it.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cKobe\u2019s grueling cardio workouts gave him an edge throughout his career. He could run all day long. Bryant knew that if someone wants to be a great basketball player, they have to be in great shape.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n<p>In his book, The Mamba Mentality: How I Play, Kobe also discussed how everyone talks about his fancy workouts and training sessions and then he explained that he worked relentlessly to make sure that his legs and lungs were always at peak performance.<\/p>\n<p>Kobe has played through pain many times. Right after he hurt his finger on December 11, 2019, trainer Gary Vitti assessed the injury, trying to gauge how bad it was. After an X-ray, Vitti told Bryant that it was fractured.<\/p>\n<p>Bryant\u2019s reaction was: <em>\u201cAlright, cool, now get me back out there.\u201d<\/em> Vitti looked at Kobe like he was crazy and this is what happened next:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI asked him, \u201cIs it going to get better?\u201d He said no. I said, \u201cExactly, there\u2019s nothing we can do about it now and it can\u2019t get worse, so tape it up and let\u2019s go.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Bryant explained that from that point forward, they would apply a splint, which was like a hard cast at the bottom and top portion of his finger. Then they would wrap it over and over again with a spongy elastic tape.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe ball would, physically, still hurt when it hit my finger,\u201d Kobe explained. \u201cBut mentally, I knew I had protection absorbing some of the pain and I could play through the rest. We did that, literally, every time out on the court. Shootaround, practice, game. I mean, every time out.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Kobe Bryant is possibly one of the greatest NBA players of all-time and the greatest Laker ever. Two jersey numbers in the rafters at the STAPLES Center prove it. Kobe was able to take over games in ways that not many players could.<\/p>\n<p>His drive to win at any cost helped him succeed on and off the court. An 18-time NBA All-Star, five-time NBA champion and one-time NBA MVP, Kobe tragically passed away on January 26, 2020. Kobe\u2019s game was influenced by Michael Jordan, he never denied it.<\/p>\n<p>Kobe worked like he had no talent, then he played like he believed he was the best player in the world. Prepare with humility; perform with confidence, that\u2019s one of the many lessons he taught us.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cI\u2019ve played with IVs before, during and after games. I\u2019ve played with a broken hand, a sprained ankle, a torn shoulder, a fractured tooth, a severed lip, and a knee the size of a softball. 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