Lakers center Andrew Bynum will miss at least six games with a strained left Achilles tendon.
Bynum saw a foot specialist on Saturday and an MRI confirmed the injury. There is no tear of the tendon and he'll be re-evaluated in a week.
"These are the type of things that look like they're going to take some time," Lakers coach Phil Jackson said. "We're just hoping that the time is not extended."
According to Jackson, Bynum couldn't walk on the foot without a boot when he woke up Saturday morning.
"I just have a lot of pain in that area," Bynum said. "I'll be re-evaluated in a week. There's really not too much to say until that really calms down."
He suffered the injury during the team's 104-96 win over the Timberwolves on Friday night.