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Radmanovic admits injury came from snowboarding

Los Angeles Lakers forward Vladimir Radmanovic admitted on Friday that he lied to the team about how he hurt his shoulder during last week's NBA All-Star break, saying that it was a snowboarding accident that caused the injury.

"I lied about what happened, but I just couldn't keep it to myself," Radmanovic said on Friday. "I did a silly thing by snowboarding and then I panicked about what was going to happen.

"I felt really bad about it," he said. "I let my teammates down and the whole organization down by not letting them know what really happened. So yesterday I decided to step forward and bring out the truth, no matter what the consequences and I'm glad I did it. I don't want to be a liar.

"I hope people will have some understanding and some forgiveness for it," he said.

Radmanovic apologized to Lakers coach Phil Jackson and general manager Mitch Kupchak on Thursday for covering up what happened last Saturday in Park City, Utah.

Initially, he told the Lakers he fell on a patch of ice while walking and separated his right shoulder. He is expected to be out two months.

"Unfortunately, before I stepped on that board, I wasn't really thinking about the things that could happen and that it could become something that could finish my career," said the 26-year-old Serbian forward, who was snowboarding for the first time.
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