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Andrew Bynum
Q: Why does everyone keep saying I'm definitely coming back next month, and why does everyone keep assuming I'll be the same rebounding/shotblocking force I was in November and December? Do you realize I'm only 21 and coming off a dislocated kneecap? Do you realize the only exercise I've gotten in the past seven weeks has been lightly jogging in a therapeutic pool? Also, how do you know I'm not 320 pounds right now? How do you know I'm not spending more time at Roscoe's Chicken N' Waffles than Roscoe does? What makes you think I'll be good right away when I have to play myself back into shape? What makes you think I'll have 100 percent confidence in my knee right away?
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Remember, I already tore an ACL back in high school, making this my second serious knee injury and until this season, everyone thought I was an underachieving wuss (including the best guy on my team). Sorry to sound like I'm complaining, but all this "And when they get Bynum back, they'll be even better!" talk is starting to make me legitimately uncomfortable. I don't want to be blamed if we fall short in the playoffs. Honestly, I don't even care about the playoffs -- I'll just be excited if I can run up and down a basketball floor without limping. No offense. Whoops, I have to go, the guy just rang the doorbell with my Pizza Hut delivery.
--Andrew B., Los Angeles
>> Anonymous
Okay.
>> Anonymous
My two favorite teams are the Houston Rockets, and whoever is playing against the Lakers this week.
>> Anonymous
Bill Simmons - Even Clippers fans hate him.