Lakers’ Bryant won’t let injuries slow him (AP)

December 30, 2009

In this photo taken on Dec. 22, 2009, Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant(notes) grimaces after he came down on his knee during the second half of their NBA basketball game against the Oklahoma City Thunder in Los Angeles. Bryant likens himself to actor Bruce Willis, the action hero who can't be stopped, no matter how many injuries. The only time Bryant's broken finger, injured elbow and other maladies appear to slow him is when he's asked about them.

Kobe Bryant hasn't been trapped in a fancy Los Angeles building and surrounded by vicious enemies led by a brilliant German since the last time Dirk Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks visited Staples Center. Still, the Los Angeles Lakers' unbreakable star was only half-joking recently when he said he was Bruce Willis -- you know, the "Die Hard" star famed for playing action heroes...


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