Why Kobe Bryant’s Early Return from Injury Is Exactly What the NBA Needs

When Kobe Bryant ruptured his Achilles, made two free throws in a tight game against the Golden State Warriors and then retreated to the locker room, everyone panicked. 

Well, not at first.

The underlying assumption seemed to be that Kobe would somehow find a way to return to action in the near future, simply because he's invulnerable and couldn't possibly have the same fatal flaw as a notable hero from the Trojan War. 

But once the extent of the injury was announced, the panic actually set in. Bleacher Report - Los Angeles Lakers
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