Well, here's some rather disheartening news for the Lakers faithful:

"Lakers center Andrew Bynum was examined yesterday in New York by knee specialist Dr. David Altchek and has not been cleared to progress to full practices or contact drills, it was announced today.

"This should not be seen as a setback in any way," said Altchek. "Andrew will continue with his therapy program and workouts with the Lakers' training staff and will continue to be monitored until he can return to playing status."

There is no target date for Bynum's return."

Nobody really knows how to interpret this news. Altchek says "this should not be seen as a setback in any way," but with the rumors of Andrew's possible return this weekend, that statement sounds a little off. People are freaking out in the comments section of the LA Times Lakers Blog's post. I guess only time will tell. I'll keep this updated as/if more news comes out.

[edit: 6:17pm]
Uh, look what TheLakersNation.com is saying:
There's a rumor circulating Clublakers.com that our very own Andrew Bynum might be out *gulp* another SIX WEEKS! Plus, this L.A. Times article states that he isn't even clear to play this season nor be available for the start of the playoff. How can this happen?

What?

[edit: 7:32pm]
Well, it turns out TheLakersNation is blowing a comment in a thread on ClubLakers WAY out of proportion. Thats teh internetz for you.

Andrew Bynum Injury Update [Lakers.com]
Bynum out another 6 weeks? [TheLakersNation]