Former Los Angeles Lakers center Andrew Bynum. (Photo : Getty Images)
Rumors are out that former Los Angeles Lakers and Cleveland Cavaliers center Andrew Bynum is planning on a return stint in the NBA as a video of him talking to a streetside reporter from TMZ have circulated online with him saying "anything is possible" about a potential comeback.
Fox Sports' Dan Carson posted the said video in his article and indicated that the 28-year-old Bynum initially affirmed that he is already "retired from the game". However, just a few moments later, Bynum backtracked his comments while walking away, saying that "not sure... anything is possible," when the reporter further probed him to respond.
Carson said that "technically" there is a chance that the two-time NBA champion can come back and play again in the NBA and that "there's almost always a mathematical possibility in sports for someone like Bynum", who is still in his prime years, to pull off such a feat.
This means that it will all come down to Bynum himself if he decides he still wants to play at the highest level of professional basketball or not.
It should be noted that recurring knee problems have caused Bynum to retire early from the game. His career was cut short in the 2013-2014 season, his eighth in the league, when he played 24 games for the Cavs and then just two games for the Indiana Pacers all in the regular season before his knee swelled again.
Bynum won two NBA titles with the Lakers in 2009 and 2010 with Pau Gasol as his main frontcourt partner.
His last season with the Lakers, in 2011-2012, was the most productive in his career as he averaged 18.7 points, 11.8 rebounds, and 1.9 blocks in 35.2 minutes per game as a starter.
However, before the 201-2013 season began, he was dealt by LA to the Philadelphia 76ers in a four-team deal that sent Dwight Howard to Hollywood. Orlando refused on a direct trade as they are concerned with the status of Bynum's knee, which are fragile ever since then, and his upcoming unrestricted free agency.
His arrival in Philadelphia was well-received, but he never got the chance to play for the franchise as he continued to battle chronic knee problems, as per Bleacher Report.
