Bryant spent a lot of last season missing practice due to soreness in his right knee, according to Yahoo! Sports, and he wasn't the Kobe we've come to know in the postseason. Bryant played the least amount of minutes in the playoffs in 12 years.
His points per game in the playoffs also dropped significantly from last season's 29.2 to 22.8 this year.
Not that 22.8 points isn't good, it's just not Kobe-good. Games and age are undoubtedly catching up with the 14-year veteran but Bryant reportedly took a step toward getting back to his old form in Germany on Thursday.
Bryant underwent platelet-rich plasma therapy on his right knee on Thursday, according to the Los Angeles Times.
The surgery requires a physician taking a plasma sample from the patient and running it around a centrifuge until the platelets are isolated.
Once the mixture is ready, it is injected back into the area that hurts the most, in this case, Bryant's right knee. Brandon Roy and Wesley Matthews have also undergone the platelet therapy but have not seen significant results, according to Yahoo Sports.
The surgery is considered low-risk, high-reward, however, as it is barely invasive.
