EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) Lakers star Kobe Bryant was placed on the injured list Friday because of a severe cut on his right index finger that will keep him out of action for at least a week.

The Lakers said Bryant needed nine to 10 stitches to close the wound. He was injured Thursday when he accidentally put his hand through a glass window while trying to move some boxes which were in storage in his garage, the team said.

Bryant will be eligible to return Feb. 8 when the Lakers play at Orlando in the fifth game of a seven-game road trip leading up to the All-Star break.

Bryant played two games after missing six because of a sprained right shoulder that clearly bothered him during Wednesday night's 96-82 victory over Seattle.

Bryant was going to have to miss Monday night's game at Indiana to attend a two-day hearing related to his sexual assault case in Eagle, Colo. He has been charged with allegedly raping a 19-year-old hotel employee last summer and faces four years to life in prison or 20 years to life on probation if convicted of felony sexual assault. He says the two had consensual sex.

The Lakers said Bryant will meet the team in Cleveland and be re-evaluated at that time. They play the Cavaliers on Wednesday night.

Bryant is averaging 21.7 points to rank ninth in the NBA along with 4.8 rebounds and 4.3 assists. He was voted into the starting lineup for the Western Conference in the All-Star game, to be played Feb. 15 at Staples Center.

The Lakers didn't immediately replace Bryant on their active roster.