Bum Ankle Might Keep Kobe From All-Star Competition

Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant sat out Monday's game against San Antonio and might not be able to play in Sunday's NBA All-Star game.

Bryant told the Orange County Register he cannot push off the ankle which limits his ability to run and shoot.

โ€œIโ€™m not an idiot. Iโ€™m not going to run through a wall just to run through a wall. Injury-wise, if I feel I can play through it, I will. If it can heal while Iโ€™m playing, Iโ€™ll play. But if itโ€™s the type of injury that playing will make it worse, I wonโ€™t play.โ€

The Lakers next game is Wednesday at Utah and Bryant said any decision on his playing in that game will make moments before tipoff.

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