Andrew Bynum

Andrew Bynum (born October 27, 1987) is an American professional basketball center with the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has won two NBA Championships with the Lakers, and he was a first-time All-Star in 2012. Bynum was drafted with the 10th overall pick in the 2005 NBA Draft by the Lakers. He became the youngest player ever to play an NBA game later that year. Amidst the 2007–08 season, he suffered an injury on his left kneecap and eventually missed the rest of the season and all of the playoffs. He made a successful return at the beginning of the 2008–09 season. In January 2009, however, he suffered another injury, this time to his right knee. He was able to come back before the playoffs started and was part of the Lakers squad that won the 2009 NBA championship. In the 2010 post-season, Bynum played in every single playoff game with a torn meniscus and strained Achilles tendon and the Lakers repeated as NBA champions against the Boston Celtics. Bynum was born in Plainsboro, New Jersey. His parents, Ernest Bynum and Janet McCoy, divorced when he was one year old. He spent summers visiting his father in North Carolina. Bynum has one older

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Andrew Bynum -- Cops Crack Down on Bad Pass

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Cops Crack Down on Bad Pass

L.A. Lakers star Andrew Bynum FOR THREE ... run-ins with police in the month in December!!!Law enforcement sources tell us ... Bynum was pulled over by Culver City PD in early December for… READ MORE >

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L.A. Lakers Star Andrew Bynum Loses 2 More in L.A.

L.A. Lakers Star
Loses 2 More in L.A.

The Lakers are now 1 and 2 for the season, but Andrew Bynum's record this week is even worse -- he's 0 and 2 on the streets of L.A.Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... Bynum was pulled over… READ MORE >

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