I hope Kobe uses the time off to have surgery on the injured pinkies. I think everyone pretty much forgot about that injury.
I think he'd be better off with the surgery, so it doesn't keep popping out. However, Kobe has stated that he has adapted to the finger and is used to playing with it that way.
It says something about the guy to get a finger injured and to adapt playing with that injury while taking no time off. lol I still think he needs surgery just to be safe.