We have constantly been hearing about possible return dates for the black mamba himself, but this one seems legit! Coach D’antoni admits even if for whatever reason this Sunday does not work out, the return is only “days” away. While doing an interview with ESPN Los Angeles, Kobe said “We got to see how it feels tonight. I’m going to try to get another hard session in and then [Friday] morning try to push it again and the same thing tomorrow evening. Continue to just keep on measuring it”. The Lakers have surprisingly been playing decent without their hall of fame leader. But everyone in La La land knows they need Kobe back to be respected and remain in a playoff hunt. There is probably no other player in the league who is as competitive as Kobe, so if he can go Sunday he absolutely will. The Raptors are the Lakers opponent on Sunday, they better be prepared.