Kobe carried off court with right ankle injury
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<!-- Sesame Modified: 01/13/2005 23:28:49 --><!-- sversion: 2 $Updated: mihaic$ -->LOS ANGELES -- Lakers star Kobe Bryant injured his right ankle midway through the first quarter of Thursday night's game against the Cleveland Cavaliers and had to be helped off the court.
There was no immediate word on the severity of the injury.
Bryant, the NBA's second-leading scorer with a 28.2-point average, was injured when he landed awkwardly on his right foot while going for a rebound under the Cavaliers' basket. Cleveland's Ira Newble was called for a foul on the play.
Bryant immediately grabbed his ankle before teammate Brian Grant and trainer Gary Vitti helped him off the court and into the Staples Center tunnel, where Grant and injured Los Angeles forward Devean George carried him into the locker room.
Bryant left with 5:39 left in the first period and the game tied at 15. He had two points and three assists.
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