1. Andrew Bynum 2008-2009 season: While playing against the Memphis Grizzlies on January 31, 2009, Kobe Bryant had an off balanced shot, fell and collided with Bynum's right knee, resulting in a right knee sprain. On February 2, 2009 it was revealed that Bynum had suffered a torn MCL in his right knee and would be out 8–12 weeks.
2. Ricky Rubio 2011-2012 season: In a loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on March 9, 2012, Rubio tore his ACL and his lateral collateral ligament defending Kobe Bryant. He missed the rest of the season.
3. Jordan Hill 2012-2013 season: On January 6, 2013, against the Denver Nuggets, Hill suffered a season ending injury when the Nuggets' Andre Miller drove baseline on Lakers teammate Kobe Bryant, who inadvertently stepped on Hill's foot; however, Hill was also moving and pulled his hip.
No wonder people call kobe the assassin, dude's a killer. SeasonenderBe.
Last edited by Derivative : 01-12-2013 at 08:41 PM.
They weren't season ending but didn't Kobe usher in the "unnatural basketball motion" rule for flailing too much on his shots? I remember he gave Dirk a black eye, Ginobili a bloody nose and black eye and also took out Marco Jaric with shots to the face because he flailed his arms trying to draw cheap whistles
1. Andrew Bynum 2008-2009 season: While playing against the Memphis Grizzlies on January 31, 2009, Kobe Bryant had an off balanced shot, fell and collided with Bynum's right knee, resulting in a right knee sprain. On February 2, 2009 it was revealed that Bynum had suffered a torn MCL in his right knee and would be out 8–12 weeks.
2. Ricky Rubio 2011-2012 season: In a loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on March 9, 2012, Rubio tore his ACL and his lateral collateral ligament defending Kobe Bryant. He missed the rest of the season.
3. Jordan Hill 2012-2013 season: On January 6, 2013, against the Denver Nuggets, Hill suffered a season ending injury when the Nuggets' Andre Miller drove baseline on Lakers teammate Kobe Bryant, who inadvertently stepped on Hill's foot; however, Hill was also moving and pulled his hip.
No wonder people call kobe the assassin, dude's a killer. SeasonenderBe.
4. Yao Ming - in the playoffs series against the Rockets, stepped on his foot and pretty much force Yao into retirement.
5. Kendrick Perkins in 2010 Finals. Celtics were up 3-2 but Kobe stepped on Perkin's foot forcing him to sit out to allow the Lakers to win the decisive game 7. Perkins has never really recovered since then.
There's probably more, but that's all the ones that I could think of.
Kobe is all time in players' season ended
