Despite an injury to his shooting hand's small finger, described as "a complete tear of the radial collateral ligament, an avulsion fracture, and a volar plate injury at the MCP joint" that occurred in a game on February 5, 2008, Bryant played all 82 games of the regular season instead of opting for surgery.
Meskipun jari kecil di tangan menembaknya cedera, dijelaskan sebagai "robeknya radial ligamen kolateral, fraktur avulsi, dan cedera volar plate pada sendi MCP" yang terjadi di game pada 5 Februari, 2008, Bryant memainkan semua 82 game pada musim reguler daripada memilih untuk operasi.