Metta World Peace To Miss At At Least Six Weeks For Surgery To Repair Torn Meniscus In Left Knee.
Cheer up Kobe, that contract ends next summer as you can retire as the second greatest shooting guard of all time. That’s right Laker-nation, Ron Artest will be out for the rest of NBA season which has three weeks left as well as the entire first round of the 2013 playoffs if the team actually makes it past the first round, or the playoffs now. During Monday’s 109-103 loss to the Golden St. Warriors, Artest sustained the injury mid-way through the 2nd quarter as an MRI would later reveal the tear.
This is MWP’s first major knee injury as we he went to twitter to tell fans “I can’t wait to get back. But our team is so good We will win and get into the playoffs.” Coach Mike D’Antoni said that during Artest’s leave, he will move Jodie Meeks into the starting line-up with Kobe Bryant being pushed up to 3 as he’ll still juggle whether he wants Pau Gasol on the floor with Dwight Howard.
Now is the perfect time to gain some chemistry in our opinion before the postseason starts to help Gasol gain his confidence back with their back-court defense being depleted with Kobe playing in the frontcourt. The Lakers who are in a fight for the 8th seed in the Western Conference, hold a 1-game lead over the
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