Kobe Bryant hasn't called it quits just yet. Every time he's been asked if the 2015-16 NBA season will be his last, he's answered with some variation of "We'll see."
"Maybe it is, maybe it isn't," he said at Lakers media day. "Hell if I know. I don't know."
Either way, the Black Mamba's latest (and perhaps last) comeback will be must-see TV.
Keeping Kobe on the Court
There will be no glorious swan song for Bryant if he's not healthy. Each of his last three seasons have ended with devastating injuries: a torn Achilles tendon in 2013, a fractured tibial plateau in 2014, a torn rotator cuff earlier this year.
So far, Bryant seems to be in solid shape. "I'm past the recovery phase," he said after the Lakers' 117-114 overtime preseason loss to the Utah Jazz in Honolulu, per the Los Angeles Daily News' Mark Medina. "It's about getting my timing down. I feel like I'm myself."
It'll be up to the team's coaching and training staff to keep Bryant in proper playing shape.
Monitoring the Mamba's minutes will be paramount to that effort. The Lakers ha ...
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