This Is What Kobe Bryant’s Ankle Looks Like Thursday Morning

Did Dahntay Jones hurt #Vino intentionally?

@kobebryant

Kobe Bryant is out indefinitely after suffering a severe left ankle sprain late in last night’s 96-92 loss to the Hawks.

Bryant landed awkwardly on the foot of Atlanta’s Dahntay Jones after descending from a jump shot. But Kobe contended afterward that Jones kept moving into Bryant intentionally, saying he “Jalen Rosed me,” in reference to a similar injury he suffered during the 2000 NBA Finals.

“I can’t get my mind past the fact that I gotta wait a year to get revenge,” Bryant added.

Jones took to Twitter to defend himself.

Tape doesn't lie. Ankle was turned on the floor after the leg kick out that knocked him off balance. I would never try to hurt the man—
Dahntay (@dahntay1) March 14, 2013

Leg kick that makes contact with a defensive player is an offense foul. Period. The nba changed that rule 2 yrs ago. Stop it!—
Dahntay (@dahntay1) March 14, 2013

Kobe, who’s been terrifically awful on Twitter since joining last year, checked in with a photo of the ankle and two other superfluously hashtagged dispatches.

Compression. Ice. Django. Zero Dark Thirty. This is Forty and 1 hour of sleep. #countonwill #countonhaters. On to the next.—
Kobe Bryant (@kobebryant) March 14, 2013

I've cried foul play enough Big boy pants time for me. #tweetvent what else is this thing for? Political correctness? Ha. #saywatufeel—
Kobe Bryant (@kobebryant) March 14, 2013