The Lakers legend has injuries upon injuries and this one is no different for the Black Mamba. He took to Twitter to explain how it happened. It seems it was too much passing that caused the “assist man” to injure himself. Makes sense.

As of right now Bryant is managing 5.6 assists a game, which is on the higher side of the realm for him, so don’t hate if he wants to pat himself on the back.

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If only Bryant hit Jeremy Lin or Carlos Boozer less, this wouldn’t have happened. That’s also the silent motto among the Laker-faithful; when in doubt blame Boozer.

Knicks president Phil Jackson weighed in with a tweet of his own.

Despite being involved with losing teams, the two continue with the laughs. They’re so zen.