Lakers General Manager Mitch Kupchak said Sunday he does not anticipate Kobe Bryant returning from his Achilles' tendon injury within the next two weeks.
"I don't see that in the next week or two because you've got to be on the court. You've got to practice. You've got to play," Kupchak, speaking at a morning event for season-ticket holders at Staples Center, said of the team's All-Star guard.
Bryant said recently that he's gotten in two of the three weeks of intense conditioning he needs before considering a return date.