ANDREW BYNUM LEE

Andrew Bynum Lee (born October 27, 1987 in Plainsboro, New Jersey) was a professional basketball player who played for the United States Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He designed the 10th overall by the Los Angeles Lakers in 2005. Bynum became the youngest player ever to play the NBA game later that year, breaking the record for Jermaine O'Neal. In the middle of the 2007-08 season, he suffered an injury to his left kneecap and eventually missed the rest of the season and all playoffs. He made a successful return at the beginning of the 2008-09 season. In January 2009, however, he suffered another injury, this time to his right knee. He was able to return before the playoffs started and is part of the Lakers squad that won the 2009 NBA championship. In the season 2010-post, Bynum played in every single playoff game with a torn meniscus and strained Achilles tendon and the Lakers repeated as NBA champions against the Boston Celtics.
 

Early years

Andrew Bynum Lee was born in Plainsboro, New Jersey for Lee and Janet Bynum. He grew up in East Orange, Irvington, and Plainsboro, New Jersey, where Bynum finish elementary school and started playing basketball. He has two older brothers named Ernest and Corey. Despite having the same name, he is not associated with point guard Will Bynum.