Byron Scott says Kobe Bryant has started lifting weights, rehab is progressing

The Lakers did their end-of-season exit interviews today. Kobe Bryant didn’t speak to the media but Byron Scott provided an update on his rehab, after missing most of the season with a torn rotator cuff in his right shoulder:

Byron said Kobe is just starting to lift weights. Byron told him not to speed up the process

— Mark Medina (@MarkG_Medina) April 16, 2015

Byron on Kobe: “I don’t want him to overdo it. I know his mindset when he gets ready for training camp, he wants to go all out”

— Mark Medina (@MarkG_Medina) April 16, 2015

Byron on minute issue said he will lean toward Kobe’s minute expectations, which he said was lower than his minute limit

— Mark Medina (@MarkG_Medina) April 16, 2015

It’s hard to believe Kobe has minute expectations lower than a medically imposed limit. But it sounds like his rehab is going according to plan. When he had the surgery in January, the timetable for recovery was around nine months, which would put him back on the court around the start of training camp and likely being ready to go for the start of the regular season. Since next year will probably be Bryant’s final season, hopefully he’s able to stay relatively healthy and not miss significant time like he did the last two seasons.