Don’ be a Sabo while chasin’ 4 rings in LA: 2021-22 GOAT franchise Boss Angeles Lakers season thread

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Anyone else now finding it odd how an Achilles injury ended Kobe's reign as an elite player. But now players like Durant and Klay are coming back like nothing happened?
 

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Anyone else now finding it odd how an Achilles injury ended Kobe's reign as an elite player. But now players like Durant and Klay are coming back like nothing happened?
I know one factor I heard was both those guys tore their right Achilles while Kobe tore his left, which is his plant leg. He also had a ton of injuries leading up to it and even more after he returned. His entire body was shot.
 

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Another L coming up…

and why would these bums even attempt to make the playoffs? The Suns, I can't believe I'm typing this, would sweep by winning every game by 20+ lol
 

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Anyone else now finding it odd how an Achilles injury ended Kobe's reign as an elite player. But now players like Durant and Klay are coming back like nothing happened?

Honestly, we'll never know.

Kobe came back a lot sooner than KD did. Also, Kobe suffered a knee injury after his return from his achilles injury 6 games in. His decline was a combination of the achilles, the knee injury and age. Klay is a different case because his game is completely different, he can just run around and shoot. It shouldn't have affected him as much as it did Kobe. But like I said, Kobe came back earlier and never really showed if his decline was directly due to the achilles. I'm suspecting it was more the knee injury to be honest.
 
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