Los Angeles Lakers centre Andrew Bynum had fluid drained from his right knee on Monday, days before the start of the NBA final.
“It was getting worse,” Bynum said. “The swelling wasn’t leaving, so they had to do it. I was doing the treatment, but it wasn’t going anywhere. I’m out there for whatever they ask me to do, any amount of minutes,” Bynum said. “You don’t come this far just to say, ‘OK, I can’t go any more.'”
Bynum and the Lakers hope the procedure will allow him to play effectively in the finals against the Boston Celtics as the Lakers seek a second straight crown starting Thursday in Los Angeles.
The Lakers discovered a small tear in Bynum’s meniscus during their first-round playoff series against Oklahoma City, and the injury has limited him since. He still has started all 16 of the Lakers’ playoff games, averaging 9.1 points and 7.7 rebounds but playing only 24 minutes per game.
