According to the Lakers' official website, Bryant suffered a "nasal fracture" during the game. The injury was reportedly revealed during a CAT scan in Orlando and Bryant will undergo further examination back in Los Angeles on Monday.
With the East trying to cut into the West's substantial lead, Wade fouled Bryant as he drove to the basket during the third quarter. The hard foul immediately caught the attention of the TNT announcing crew and drew blood from Bryant.
Along with the broken nose, Bryant reportedly also suffered a mild concussion during the incident, reports Yahoo! Sports. Immediately following the West's victory, Bryant skipped the media availability, reportedly due to headaches.
Despite absorbing the hard foul, Bryant remained in the game. Just a few minutes later, he would score on a dunk to surpass Michael Jordan as the leading scorer in the history of the NBA All-Star Game.
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See the video - it isn't obvious how the injury took place...forearm from behind? It highlights one more time how easily the human brain is concussed.
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