Bryant missed a fadeaway baseline jumper and landed on the foot of Hawks defender Dahntay Jones in the final moments of the Lakers VS Hawks game. After X-rays came back negative on his injury, Bryant was adamant with what he believed had been a “dirty and dangerous” play on the part of Jones. Bryant said via email to Yahoo! Sports late Wednesday night that ” Jones threw his hip and lower body into mine on the shot. That’s a foul with 100 percent certainty. Dirty and dangerous play. Doesn’t belong in the game.” Bryant said Jones slid his foot under him on the shot, leaving him vulnerable on the landing. After Kobe had brought the Lakers 93-92 with a 3-pointer with 18.2 seconds left, he missed an 18-foot shot with 3.9 seconds left that could’ve tied the game. His injury has left him out of the game indefinitely.
