Way-Too-Early Predictions for Kobe Bryant’s Return to LA Lakers in 2013-14

When Kobe Bryant's 2012-13 campaign came to an abrupt end after he suffered a torn Achilles on April 12, basketball fans couldn't escape the fear that it might have been their final Mamba sighting.

Clearly, those fears have been alleviated.

Via NTD.tv, Bryant said he's "shattered" the typical recovery timetable from this injury. And everyone's made a prediction of just how much of his rehab schedule he's shaved off.

Los Angeles Lakers vice president Jerry Buss told NBA TV, via Bleacher Report - Los Angeles Lakers
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