EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers are heading into training camp still unsure when Kobe Bryant will be on the court this season.
General manager Mitch Kupchak says Bryant was at the Lakers’ training complex almost every morning this summer, working aggressively to return from mid-April surgery on his torn left Achilles tendon.
Although the 35-year-old Bryant has made steady progress in his recovery, the fifth-leading scorer in NBA history hasn’t yet returned to the Lakers’ practice court for any basketball work.
The Lakers aren’t pushing Bryant to return. They’ve got enough work to do as coach Mike D’Antoni patches together a team in the wake of Dwight Howard’s departure.
Kupchak says Steve Nash and Pau Gasol are fully healthy, but will ease into training camp workouts.
