Official Press Release:
"After MRI tests and an examination by team doctor Steve Lombardo of the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Group earlier today, it has been determined that Lakers center Andrew Bynum suffered a subluxation of the patella and a bone bruise of his left knee in last night's game. Bynum is expected to be out a minimum of eight weeks. Bynum is expected to make a full recovery."

There we have it. The final verdict is a "subluxation of the patella and a bone bruise of his left knee." This is not nearly as bad as we expected when we saw Andrew on the floor unable to put any weight on his left leg, however, after seeing his post-game interview, we thought that just maybe it was a sprain.

The Lakers now face the daunting task of starting Kwame Brown. I could go on for another week about my (and just about everybody else's) dislike for Kwame, but I won't waste your time. These next eight weeks will extremely trying on the Lakers, especially heading into a nine games in 14 days road trip at the beginning of next month. There's no doubt that Ronny Turiaf will need to step up his game at the 5 coming off the bench.

There is also hope among Laker nation that some type of trade could possibly go down to either ship Kwame out, or beef up the center position, however no rumors have surfaced as of now, and I realistically don't see anything coming to fruition at this point in time.

Lakers fans... these next two months are going to be a grind.

More on Patellar Subluxation (via knee1.com): The patella, or kneecap, rests on the groove between the femur and the tibia. Subluxation is a partial dislocation, which occurs when the patella slides partially off track.