Kobe Bryant, who had surgery on his right shoulder Thursday morning in New York, is expected to recover in time for training camp, according to the doctor who performed the hourlong operation.

Dr. Louis Bigliani removed an inflamed bursa sac and trimmed a frayed labrum in Bryant's shoulder during a procedure at New York Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center.

"I was very encouraged by what I found in the shoulder," Bigliani said in a telephone interview from New York. "It was very positive from the standpoint that I think he's going to make a full recovery. All of the ligaments and tendons in the shoulder were good."

Bryant was released from the hospital with a sling on his right arm, but he was able to shake hands with his surgeon. Bigliani said he would examine Bryant again today and then periodically through the summer.

Bigliani refused to say whether Bryant would be able to play in the Olympic qualifying tournament in August, as it is clear Bryant is holding out hope for a quick recovery.