I swear I'm not trying to sound like a hater right now.

[Chamillitary Click]

Kobe leaves the country to go to Germany for a "procedure". All while "shattering" records for coming back off an Achilles tear.

Last guy who went to Germany to "heal faster"...



I won't claim that I think he's truly on steroids; but all very sus.

[whoisthis]

In PRP therapy, which was pioneered over the last decade by Dr. Allan Mishra of the Stanford University Medical Center, about two tablespoons of a patient’s blood are removed and put through a centrifuge. This creates a concentrated dose of soft-tissue-healing platelets that is then reinjected into the patient [at the site of an injury]. In part because no red blood cells are reinjected, PRP treatments are not considered blood doping.

http://nba.si.com/2013/10/03/kobe-bryant-lakers-knee-procedure-germany/

PRP is not considered Blood Doping, but, in the case of Kobe, according to SI, he underwent a PRP-Type procedure. Who knows what the difference is.

Here is some info on why he's going to Germany. http://lakernation.com/dr-raj-explains-kobe-bryants-prp-knee-procedure/ & http://www.drhipandknee.com/

DB: Is there a reason he went to Germany, is this not approved yet in the USA or still in the process of getting approved?

Dr. Raj: I think the biggest reason he went to Germany is because in the US there has been a lot of controversy about the usage of PRP. We’ve had a lot of physicians start using it without understanding why and what they are using it for and for what indications. Because of that, there is a lack of data. In Europe, especially Germany, they tend to be a lot more advanced and a lot more accepting and don’t have as strong of regulatory factors as we do here in the USA. I would suspect because of the proven data and the data out there in Germany, that’s probably why he went to Germany to get this done

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This procedure kinda reminds me of TRT in Combat sports right now. It's legal (in some areas) but looked at as something that gives you a definite edge over your competitors. Not sure how I feel about it.

[Sccit]

comin from a LeBron fan this is golden

Kobe could be usin steroids to heal himself....LeBron using it to flat out bully cats with his size/strength/athleticism. he'd be matt barnes without it.