Lakers News: Latest on Kobe Bryant’s Eventual Return, Injuries and More from LA

The Los Angeles Lakers are hovering around .500, a surprisingly competitive mark for a team expected to struggle without its biggest star—Kobe Bryant—in the lineup.

The Black Mamba is still inching closer to a return from a devastating Achilles tear that sidelined him at the tail end of the 2012-13 campaign. The squad’s playoff hopes and dreams depend on the veteran guard, but—so far—it seems to be staying afloat in his absence.

Let’s check in on Bryant’s recovery and the status of some other injured L.A. players in Friday’s Lakers roundup.

Kobe Still Weeks Away

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