WATCH: Kobe Bryant has dislocated finger popped back in, keeps playing
Los Angeles trainer Gary Vitti popped Kobe Bryant's finger back in, and that was that.
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Late in the fourth quarter against the San Antonio Spurs on Friday, Kobe Bryant appeared to injure his finger. The 37-year old slipped on the floor, tried to put his hand down to balance himself and his right middle finger popped out. This didn't stop him from missing any game time, though.
Bryant quickly ran over to the bench, where longtime Los Angeles Lakers trainer Gary Vitti popped his finger back in place. Then he went right back onto the court.
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"We find these things extremely funny," Bryant said of himself and Vitti, via ESPN's Baxter Holmes. "Maybe it's just really weird or whatever, but we find these things extremely funny. I go to the bench, and he goes, 'Ah, yeah. That's a good one.' I go, 'No s---. Do something about it.' And he pops it back in place, and we just kind of laugh about it.
"He's known me for many years. He knows I'm going to go back in the game. But we laugh and we joke about it. We've seen it all. We've absolutely seen it all. It was fun to have that moment. Hopefully it's the last one we have this season. But it's fun to have that."
Bryant went 1-for-2 after the dislocation, including a difficult runner from about 10 feet out. X-rays after the game were negative, according to the Lakers. Bryant told reporters he expects to play on Sunday against the Chicago Bulls in his final visit to the United Center.
