Lakers' Bryant: Surgery on pinkie can wait

"Remember that surgery Kobe Bryant was supposed to have on his pinkie finger after last season? Well, he's putting it off indefinitely. "I don't think I need to get the surgery," Bryant said Sunday before the Lakers practiced in Denver. "The surgery takes too long to recover from. It's pointless. "It feels fine. It's not crooked, it's just a little swollen. It doesn't bother me enough to get surgery on it. The only reason it's swollen is because I hit it in the Houston series." So if not surgery on his pinkie, what are his offseason plans? "I haven't had a break in like three years," Bryant said. In other words, he'll be getting some rest. Before he can think about resting, there's still ..."

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