Lakers center Andrew Bynum sat out practice this week to rest his injured right knee.

However, the time off hasn't done him much good.

He participated in practice on Saturday and the center said the knee hasn't cooperated.

"It's just worse. A little worse, but I'm still able to play through it so I'm going to keep pushing ahead," Bynum said.

He will receive treatment and play when the Lakers open the Western Conference Finals Monday night at Staples Center against the Suns.

Bynum suffered a torn meniscus in his right knee against the Thunder on April 30th.

"[The problem is] keeping more swelling [out]. Not like the structure, but it's creating more swelling because I'm playing with an injured limb," he said.

"It's just something that I'm just going to continue to treat, continue to try and pump the swelling out, milk it, and take it from there."