Well, Kobe's out another 6 weeks with a broken fibia. Don't get me wrong, the lakers were stat-wise better when he was gone (they went 1-4 with him in the lineup), but it's still pretty saddening when athletes careers die off like this (for anyone who saw the alouettes in the cfl this year, you know what I'm talking about). Kobe was one of the greatest athletes of our generation, and basically turned the lakers into the Detroit Red Wings of the NBA with their consistent playoff appearances and even more consistent scoring. Yes, he was a bit of a ball-hog, but many great superstars of our generation tend to be considered that (the Steven Stamkos', Alex Ovechkins', and the Jaromir Jagrs'). If Kobe has to retire because of this, he'll be doing so in a dark age of basketball, one in which Canadian draft picks are going higher than american ones, 9 of the teams are purposely losing for a chance at a single draft pick, and the goddamn clippers are the "best team in los angeles" right now. May the basketball gods shine down and hopefully give us one more entertaining lakers season.