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Thursday, June 12
 
No timetable set for kobe's rehabilitation or return

Associated Press

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant underwent shoulder surgery Thursday in New York, and is expected to make a full recovery.

Kobe Bryant
Bryant

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 said he was injured when he went to the rim for a dunk and jammed his shoulder during a first-round playoff game against Minnesota on April 22. He played the next 10 games with the injury.

Last week on "SportsCenter," Bryant said he was uncertain as to whether he'll be able to play for Team USA in the Olympic qualifying tournament, to be held in August in Puerto Rico.

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.




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