Kobe medically cleared, recovery from injury complete

Nearly nine months after suffering a torn rotator cuff in his right shoulder, Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant has been medically cleared to participate in all basketball activities.

The 37-year-old suffered the injury while dunking in a late-January game against the New Orleans Pelicans. After surgery, it was expected that Bryant would need nine months to recover from his third straight season-ending injury.