Kobe Bryant was kneed in the leg during the Lakers preseason game and that will be the end of this night.
Conflicting reports on if it was a knee or calf bruise that was bothering him.
Kobe leaves Lakers’ bench, heads to locker room. Previously, he exited the game & had his left leg looked at by Lakers trainer Gary Vitti.
— Baxter Holmes (@BaxterHolmes) October 14, 2015
Kobe heading to the locker room under his own power. He had been on the bench for a minute, running his left knee.
— Mike Bresnahan (@Mike_Bresnahan) October 14, 2015
Lakers saying Kobe got kneed in the calf, which is weird. He appeared to be massaging his knee.
— Mike Bresnahan (@Mike_Bresnahan) October 14, 2015
Hopefully nothing serious, but we will keep you updated.
This was the play that had Kobe rubbing his left leg on the sideline, then jogging to the locker room https://t.co/jW8LJuxmoz
— J.A. Adande (@jadande) October 14, 2015
Lakers saying Kobe has a bruised lower left leg and will not return tonight. He had 10 points on 4-for-12 shooting.
— Mike Bresnahan (@Mike_Bresnahan) October 14, 2015