Eight weeks have come and gone and Andrew Bynum is nowhere near being close to returning to the Lakers. The latest report has him slotted to be back by the first round of the play-offs, but even that sounds iffy at best. The problem Andrew is having is his knee is swelling up after workouts. This is typical during the early rehabilitation of any injury. The problem is, Andrew's not progressing at the rate he would need to, to get back on the court anytime soon.
Andrew can run on those anti-gravity treadmills all he wants, but until he can get on the court on a consistent basis, he'll continue to be a month away. He needs at least 2-3 weeks just to get into shape, and if he cannot run on consecutive days, how can that happen? My feeling on this is that Andrew might not be back this year. His value to the future of the Lakers is so strong, that it makes no sense to take a risk that might further injure his knee.
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adevault said March 19, 2008
fr0arenas said March 19, 2008
rayj0101 said March 19, 2008
kgoon1590 said March 19, 2008
After the season, he'll get surgery and heal, and maybe miss a few games. But I almost guarantee that Bynum will be on the bench in uniform, not in a suit, if the Lakers head to the playoffs.
Annt74 said March 21, 2008
EdZiti said March 22, 2008
datsjustprime said April 09, 2008