Lakers Andrew Bynum injured

Andrew Bynum, a big factor in the Los Angeles Lakers‘ strong start, will be out at least eight weeks because of an injured left knee.MRI tests and an examination Monday by team physician Dr. Steve Lombardo revealed Bynum had temporarily dislocated his kneecap and suffered a bone bruise.

The 20-year-old center, who leads the NBA in field-goal percentage, was injured early in the third quarter of Sunday night’s 100-99 victory over Memphis when he landed on teammate Lamar Odom’s left foot while going for a rebound.

Bynum crumpled to the court, and teammates Kwame Brown and Ronny Turiaf had to carry him to the locker room as fans at Staples Center chanted, “By-num, By-num.”

Bynum is expected to make a full recovery, the Lakers said in a press release. He is expected to be out for 8 weeks.

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Lakers Offering Kwame, Radmanovic and Farmar to Nets for Kidd; Denver interested too

The Lakers want to ship in premiere point guard Jason Kidd to Los Angeles. In exchange, they're willing to send Kwame Brown, Jordan Farmar, and Vladimir Radmanovic, along with a couple of draft picks. The Nets however doesn't want to acquire Radmanovic's long term contract.

The Denver Nuggets are also in the hunt for Kidd. The Nuggets would give up a big man (which the Nets badly need) in either Nene, or Kenyon Martin, plus Linas Kleiza and J.R. Smith.