Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant left Friday night's game with a leg injury that could be a ruptured Achilles tendon. Bryant will have an MRI on Saturday to determine the exact nature of the injury.

Bryant reacted with disappointement on social media. On his Facebook page he posted a lengthy update:

"This is such BS! All the training and sacrifice just flew out the window with one step that I've done millions of times! The frustration is unbearable. The anger is rage. Why the hell did this happen ?!? Makes no damn sense. Now I'm supposed to come back from this and be the same player Or better at 35?!? How in the world am I supposed to do that??

"I have NO CLUE. Do I have the consistent will to overcome this thing? Maybe I should break out the rocking chair and reminisce on the career that was. Maybe this is how my book ends. Maybe Father Time has defeated me."

Later he added that called the injury the first step in a new challenge. "One day, the beginning of a new career journey will commence. Today is NOT that day," he wrote. The post received more than 136,000 likes.

If the injury turns out to be a ruptured Achilles, it could have long-term effects for Bryant and the Lakers. That injury could take up to a year to heal, according to Will Carroll, sports injuries lead writer for Bleacher Report. Bryant has previously said that next season could be his last in the NBA. This is the 16th season in the league for the 34-year-old.

According to a tweet from the Lakers, Bryant could tell what the injury was before seeing a doctor. "I was just hoping it wasn't what I thought it was," Bryant said, according to the tweet.

The Lakers have two games left in the regular season, both at home. They face the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday and the Houston Rockets on Wednesday.

The team, after beating the Golden State Warriors 118-116 last night, is one game ahead of the Utah Jazz for the final spot in the NBA's Western Conference playoffs.

【新聞快訊】洛杉磯湖人正在為季后賽席位激戰(zhàn)時(shí)，球隊(duì)卻在12日遭受當(dāng)頭棒喝。在對(duì)陣金州勇士的比賽中，科比-布萊恩特在比賽即將結(jié)束時(shí)腳跟腱受傷，不得不退出比賽。

賽后，湖人官方消息稱，科比有可能是跟腱撕裂，明天接受核磁共振檢查確認(rèn)傷情。科比狀態(tài)上乘，本場(chǎng)比賽得到34分，湖人最終以118：116險(xiǎn)勝勇士，但這一好消息仍然讓湖人上下愁眉不展。如果球隊(duì)的猜測(cè)成為事實(shí)，科比將不得不提前結(jié)束本賽季。沒有科比，即使湖人打進(jìn)季后賽，通過首輪的幾率也微乎其微。

而一向堅(jiān)強(qiáng)的飛俠在聽到這樣的檢查消息時(shí)，也忍不住落淚。從科比自己的反應(yīng)來看，他也是認(rèn)定跟腱撕裂，賽后記者曾詢問飛俠，“你確信那是跟腱撕裂么？” 而科比的回到是“似的，那個(gè)動(dòng)作我做了很多次，但它就那么發(fā)生了，感覺突然裂開了，就是種怪事吧?！?從科比兩眼泛出的淚光來看，對(duì)于這樣的結(jié)果，堅(jiān)強(qiáng)的飛俠也有些難以接受。而賽后科比更衣柜前的雙拐，更是對(duì)這次受傷的嚴(yán)重性下了定論。

日前NBA常規(guī)賽還有兩場(chǎng)比賽，目前湖人領(lǐng)先爵士一個(gè)勝場(chǎng)，湖人下一場(chǎng)要面對(duì)馬刺，西區(qū)季后賽最后資格的爭(zhēng)奪仍然存在懸念。萬一科比確診是跟腱撕裂需要缺席比賽，那么他們能否打進(jìn)季后賽就會(huì)變得撲朔迷離。