Lakers C Bynum out at least 2 weeks
March 21, 2010
LOS ANGELES (AP)—Andrew Bynum’s(notes) left Achilles’ tendon is not torn, and the LosAngeles Lakers think their starting center will be out for at least two weeks.
Lakers coach Phil Jackson said Sunday he can’t predict a return timetablefor Bynum, who strained his tendon early in the third quarter of Los Angeles’win over Minnesota on Friday night.
Bynum was inactive for the Lakers’ home game against Washington on Sunday,and he isn’t expected to play on Los Angeles’ ensuing five-game road trip.Jackson hopes Bynum will return early next month.
An MRI on Saturday showed the injury wasn’t as serious as the Lakersinitially feared, revealing no tears in Bynum’s heel. He has missed longstretches of the past two seasons with injuries.