Los Angeles ? Los Angeles Lakers forward Vladimir Radmanovic admitted that he lied to the team about how he injured his shoulder during last week’s All-Star break and 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 told reporters at his locker before Friday night’s game against Boston. “I did a silly thing by snowboarding – and then I panicked about what was going to happen.

“I felt really bad about it. 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. It’s not something that I am. It’s embarrassing. I hope people will have some understanding and some forgiveness for it.”

Radmanovic apologized to coach Phil Jackson and general manager Mitch Kupchak on Thursday for covering up what happened Feb. 17 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 forward, who was snowboarding for the first time and fell while coming down a slope. “I mean, things happen, but you don’t think they’re going to happen to you.”

According to Radmanovic and Jackson, no decision had yet been made about possible disciplinary action. But the 26-year-old forward’s actions on the slopes definitely were a violation of the language in his five-year, $30.2 million contract.