Ghost Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 Bynum is going to return to acting tomorrow night. This is the best feeling as a Laker fan. He's going to get his feet wet a little before the playoffs start. Thank you Jesus. Lets hope he can actually play through the playoffs without getting hurt. Every Laker fan knows how important this guy is to our team. Look out Cavs and Celtics. http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4053471 Los Angeles Lakers center Andrew Bynum will return to action Thursday against the Denver Nuggets, according to a source close to the Lakers. Bynum Bynum, the team's budding star at center, has missed the last 32 games after suffering a torn medial collateral ligament in his right knee Jan. 31 at Memphis. The source said Lakers coach Phil Jackson telephoned Bynum on Tuesday night and told him he was going to be activated for Thursday's game. Jackson has said recently that Bynum will probably start once he returns, a move that will likely send Lamar Odom back to the bench. Bynum was averaging 14 points and 8.2 rebounds while shooting 56 percent from the floor at the time of the injury. But after playing inconsistently over the first two months of the season, he began emerging as a dominant force just before getting hurt at Memphis. In the 12 games before the injury, Bynum had averaged 20.8 points and 8.7 rebounds. Many experts and league officials thought the Lakers' chances of winning the championship disappeared when Bynum went down. With Bynum sidelined by a left knee injury last season, the Lakers' frontline was manhandled by the tougher Boston Celtics in their 4-2 loss in the NBA Finals. If Bynum can regain the form he displayed in the weeks leading up to his injury, the Lakers would be among the likely favorites to challenge for the title. Bynum has practiced with the team since the Lakers returned from their seven-game road trip last week. After moving, twisting, running and jumping without hesitation in several practices, Bynum began lobbying Jackson for a return. The Lakers were 37-9 with Bynum in the lineup this season, 25-7 without him. Chris Broussard is a senior writer for ESPN The Magazine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai Jet Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 Great news and the timing is perfect. !! LA LAKERS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackout Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 huge "pick-up" for LA a healthy Andrew Bynum is needed in order to win the title (unless they play a team besides Boston or Cleveland, then they'd win without him) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Jet Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 Great to see him back. He'll be huge for LA by the time the PO's come around. He needs to stay healthy though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Thai Jet Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 Great to see him back. He'll be huge for LA by the time the PO's come around. He needs to stay healthy though. Exactly, He does us no good if he's on IR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted April 11, 2009 Author Share Posted April 11, 2009 Hmm I'm realizing something Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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