Kobe and Back Injuries

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Kobe and Back Injuries
ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog found this 5/13/2008 on highfivehoopschool.blogspot.com [flag]
As the Utah/Lakers Series returns to Los Angeles, the big question is Kobe's back and his ability to play at 100%. In my Hard2Guard Player Development Newsletter from last week (Volume 2, Issue #19), I wrote about protecting one's feet and back. In it, I quoted a Men's Health article which interviewed Dr. Stuart McGill, the foremost spine authority in the world: The importance of having a tight [link]

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Tuesday Bullets
Published 5/13/2008 at ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog
... You know how soccer players warm up on the sidelines before they check into the game? If NBA players did that in the tunnel under the arena seats, might it reduce the likelihood of back spasms like Kobe Bryant has been experiencing? ...

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