Kobe Bryant Video: Watch Bryant Dunk Over Emeka Okafor on Sprained Ankle

Many feared that the L.A. Lakers season would hinge on the sprained ankle of Kobe Bryant after he rolled it during the Lakers' Game 4 loss to the New Orleans Hornets. 

In fact, the first quarter of the Lakers-Hornets Game 5 matchup bordered on nightmarish for the Los Angeles hopefuls.

Bryant looked tentative with the basketball and the Lakers were down 32-23 before we knew it.

But who were we kidding?

This is Kobe Bryant, after all.

The guy plays on bum knees, broken fingers and a widespread assortmen...

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