The pupil Kurt Rambis, did not surpass the master Phil Jackson as the Lakers won ugly 96-104 over the visiting Timberwolves at the Staples Center, but L.A. lost Andrew Bynum to injury in the process.
“I was just running and felt a lot of pain in my calf and down from there,” Bynum said as he walked with a limp. “It’s calmed down a little bit now. It was just really sharp, really quick. One or two seconds of super sharp pain.”
Bynum left the game a few minutes into the third quarter after he felt a pop in his left achilles’ tendon and did not return after going to the locker room for treatment. With the victory over the Wolves, L.A. earned a playoff spot (shocking) and racked up their fifth straight win.
No word has surfaced as to when Bynum will be able to return to the Lakers line up or when he’ll be able to hoist Playboy model Nicole Narain above his shoulders again.
H/N LA Times
