So much for all that premature talk about Kobe Bryant retiring.
The morning after the Achilles tendon pop heard 'round Laker Nation, team trainer Gary Vitti said the timetable for Bryant's return is six to nine months and that he is aiming to return for the start of the 2013-14 regular season.
"That's the plan," Vitti said, according to the team's Twitter account.
Bryant, who shared his deepest thoughts on the matter by way of Facebook late Friday night, tweeted a picture of his MRI today a
Eric Murdock, who served as the whistleblower in the ongoing abuse scandal involving former Rutgers head basketball coach Mike Rice, is being investigated by the FBI for possible extortion of the university, reports Steve Eder of the New York Times.
Few players can attest to the rise in basketball that Jeremy Lin had in New York--the type of overnight, Internet sensation who won game after game for the Knicks.
