Lakers’ Kobe Bryant hopes to begin shooting in next 60-90 days

Kobe Bryant, right, drives to the basket against Sacramento Kings guard Ben McLemore during the Lakers’ 108-101 loss in Sacramento, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2014. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Kobe Bryant, right, drives to the basket against Sacramento Kings guard Ben McLemore during the Lakers’ 108-101 loss in Sacramento, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2014. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

There rarely marks a time that Kobe Bryant has not shot a basketball. His high-volume scoring captures both his greatness and division to what degree that skill disrupts team play.

But after spending nearly the past five months away from the court because of a surgically repaired right shoulder, Bryant believes he could begin shooting as early as July.

“It’s going very well,” Bryant said on Tuesday about his rehab when he appeared as a guest analyst for Sina during the Chinese online company’s pre-game and post-game coverage for Game 3 of the 2015 NBA Finals on Tuesday between the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers. “The strength in my shoulder is getting better and better by the day. Hopefully, I’ll be shooting the ball in a month and month and a half. Then I’ll feel like a fish being put back in water.”

Since Bryant had surgery to repair a torn rotator cuff in his right shoulder on Jan. 28, the Lakers’ medical staff estimated he would return at some point in October. Should that estimation prove correct, Bryant would return at some point in training camp or just before the 2015-16 season begins in what will mark his 20th NBA season.

This usually marked a time where Bryant would compete for an NBA championship, winning the title in five of his seven Finals appearances. Instead, the Lakers finished with a 21-61 record in what marked the worst record in franchise history.

“I’m calm,” Bryant maintained. “That’s not a big deal to me. I’m pretty patient when it comes to things like that. I can sit back and watch, support LeBron [James] and support Steph [Curry] and those guys and watch good basketball. Then when my time comes, I’ll be ready.”

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