So far this season, Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant has already played with a torn ligament in his wrist and on an ankle and knee that caused him to travel to Germany in the offseason to receive medical attention, but that won't stop him from representing his country this summer. Bryant was announced on Monday as one of the 20 finalists for the 2012 U.S. Olympic men's basketball team that will compete in London in late July through early August. "I'm looking forward to it," Bryant said after the Lakers' 73-70 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Monday night. "I'm definitely going to be there because I sure as hell am not going to let that guy win it." Read more: http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/story/_/id/7470030/los-angeles-lakers-kobe-bryant-play-team-usa
