"Lee, the team is going to hand it over to you next" Kobe Bryant looked lost when he said this.

It's January 22nd, time is a little back, and after a three-day break, the Lakers flew to Phoenix again two days later, but this time the Lakers still failed to complete their revenge on the Suns, losing all four games against the Suns this season.

Li Hao's hand felt similar to the previous game, but after making sure that his shooting hand was not good, Li Hao began to attack the basket with a defensive attack.

He finished with 23 points, eight assists and 11 rebounds on 8-of-23 shooting, 1-of-5 three-pointers and 6-of-8 free throws.

Li Hao's two doubles couldn't save the Lakers, and Kobe Bryant still didn't come with the team in this game, Li Hao was indeed a little alone.

However, this situation changed two days later, Bryant returned, and after an imminent break, Bryant finally answered on the court.

And the returning Kobe Bryant once again showed good form, but this good form came to an abrupt end in the third quarter, less than a minute into the game, Kobe Bryant received a pass from Li Hao and burst into the penalty area and then a trademark backhand dunk under the basket.

Kobe Bryant hasn't done such a dunk for a long time, let alone this iconic dunk, so when Kobe Bryant completed this dunk, Kobe Bryant's fans had a feeling of dreaming back to the top.

However, just when the fans were immersed in Kobe's dunk performance, Kobe's face showed a painful expression, and Kobe's painful performance did not escape everyone's eyes, Scott immediately stopped the game, Kobe was replaced, and the team doctor examined Kobe.

After the timeout, the game resumed, and the Lakers, who had a slight lead, were quickly overtaken after Kobe Bryant went off.

"Kobe, if you get back on the court now, you're probably going to end your basketball career early," the team doctor stopped.

The team doctor's words brought Kobe back to reality and made Kobe realize that he was no longer the younger him, and now he is 36 years old, and his resilience can no longer be compared to when he was younger.

"Kobe, let's go to the hospital for a detailed examination first," Scott also discouraged.

"I'm not playing, I'm just here to watch, and I'll not go to the hospital until the game is over" As long as Kobe Bryant is no longer on the court, the head coach and team doctor will not dissuade him.

And the Lakers, who lost Kobe, did not catch up with the Pelicans again, even if Li Hao returned to his usual state, even if Li Hao exploded the Pelicans' outside line, he could only match the thick eyebrows.

Li Hao blew up the Pelicans on the outside, Anthony Davis blew up the Lakers on the inside, and after the two exchanged matches, it was a contest between other players, and then the Lakers lost.

Just because of Kobe's injury, the Lakers returned to Los Angeles overnight after the game, which led to the scene just now.

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The right shoulder is torn, which is the price of dreaming back to the top.

Although Kobe Bryant is old, he is not fragile enough to tear his right shoulder with a dunk, in fact, this dunk is more of an inducement, and it is really the fragility of Kobe's right shoulder itself.

Since 02, Kobe's right button has been injured many times, but Kobe Bryant was young and had good physical fitness at that time, but the debts he owed when he was young had to be repaid when he was old.

And this debt can't help but Kobe Bryant didn't pay it, and this time the Lakers management didn't let Kobe be willful, and finally Kobe had no choice but to accept the request for surgery.

This also means that Bryant will miss all the games that follow, which is the so-called season reimbursement, Achilles tendon in 12-13, left knee in 13-14, and now right shoulder, and Bryant has suffered a serious injury for three consecutive seasons.

"You take care of your injury, the team will hand it over to me" Li Hao patted Kobe Bryant's shoulder.

"Why do I think you have a sense of excitement in your tone?" Kobe Bryant stared at Li Hao.

"How come, you know me, I'm not that kind of person" said this, but the smile on the corner of his mouth couldn't be hidden.

"Can you restrain the smile on your face when you say this," Kobe Bryant said.

"Yes, am I smiling? You're all hurt, how can I laugh," Li Hao explained.

In fact, Li Hao really doesn't want Kobe to be injured, no matter what, a healthy Kobe can always contribute to the team, and the Lakers can win a few more games in the next game.

"No matter what, you have to be mentally prepared" Kobe Bryant knows very well the Lakers' lineup this season, and he also knows what Li Hao will face next.

He can fight for Li Hao when he is healthy, but with his season being reimbursed, the responsibility for the remaining thirty or so games will fall on Li Hao.

Li Hao is indeed just a rookie, but so far in the season, as long as you pay attention to basketball, you can see that the Lakers are cultivating Li Hao and regard Li Hao as the next core after Kobe.

"This time I'm already mentally prepared," Kobe Bryant's stop and play gave Li Hao plenty of time to adapt.

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The next day, the Lakers officially announced that Kobe Bryant was reimbursed for the season because of a torn right shoulder.

Fans already had a premonition after Kobe Bryant was replaced yesterday, but when the Lakers really announced Kobe's season reimbursement, fans were still very disappointed.

Fans know that Kobe's career is not long, and the game is one less game, so fans don't want Kobe to be like the peak, and the fans' current wish is actually very simple, hoping that Kobe can finish the rest of the game in good health.

As the Lakers officially announced to the public, the media began to contact Kobe, and soon some media that had a good relationship with Kobe also got the exact news from Kobe.

Bryant will have an operation on his right shoulder, which will inevitably leave Bryant out of all the remaining games.

This also means that Kobe Bryant will miss the upcoming All-Star, and at present, Li Hao is firmly in the ticket king, Kobe Bryant is second, and according to the current form, the two could have started together in the All-Star.

But now, according to the number of votes, the person who partners with Li Hao should become Curry, Curry's current votes are fourth among all players and third in the West, behind Li Hao and Kobe.

Li Hao plus Curry, Kerr's dream backcourt partner in the All-Star came true.

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Well, at this time, no one cares about the All-Star, cares about Kerr's dream backcourt partner, and everyone really cares about what will happen to the Lakers after Kobe Bryant's season is reimbursed?

What kind of performance will Li Hao have, although Kobe Bryant has also been injured before, but a few injuries and season reimbursement are two concepts, so Li Hao will inevitably attract everyone's attention next, and even the team itself will pay more attention to Li Hao.

Team leaders are not so easy to be, and personal strength can only be regarded as the basic condition for becoming a leader, which is fully proven by the Thunder's star Durant.

Durant is strong, the offensive ability can be ranked in the top three in the league, and even the top three are low, Durant has won the scoring championship four times in the past five years, and no one in the scoring league is afraid that there is no objection.

But even so, no one thinks Durant is a good team leader, and it goes without saying that he has been a leader in the Thunder and in the Nets in the future.