Any news about Kobe's pinky surgery?

Question

How long will it take to recover, when is he going under the knife?

Answer 1

Ronnie Lott hurt his pinkie one game, so he had it cut off at halftime.  Tell Kobe to stop whining about it already.  

Answer 2

I assumed that he would have surgery immediately after the Olympics, and that still seems to be the plan. However, as of this writing, no date has been set for his surgery (see source below). I'm positive though that he will be having surgery within the next week or two. It's going to take four weeks to heal afterwards, and training camps open the beginning of October. So he will have the surgery very soon.