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Here is an update on Kobe’s finger which he had postponed surgery over the summer for to play in the Olympics.

Sports Illustraded: And the finger surgery he put off twice to ensure he would not miss any Lakers or Team USA games? He says the procedure is permanently off. He recently stopped taping the finger for games and, according to his prognosis, there are no plans for an operation.

“I don’t see any point,” he said. “It doesn’t bother me at all, so …”