Knee surgery ends Mbenga's NBA season
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Dallas Mavericks reserve center D.J. Mbenga underwent successful surgery Tuesday to repair torn right knee ligaments but will miss the remainder of the National Basketball Association season.
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Miami Heat center Alonzo Mourning , 37, had surgery yesterday to repair a torn patellar tendon in his right knee and a quadriceps tear in the same leg. The injury, which he suffered Wednesday night in Miami's overtime loss at Atlanta, will almost certainly keep Mourning sidelined for the remainder of the season. Mourning said he plans to retire after ...
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Andrew Bynum, a big factor in the Los Angeles Lakers' strong start, will be out at least eight weeks because of an injured left knee.
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UCLA guard Cedric Bozeman underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right knee Wednesday and will miss the season.
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The notion of not seeing Alonzo Mourning play basketball again is a difficult one for the Miami Heat to accept. Mourning had surgery Thursday to repair a torn patellar tendon in his right knee and a quadriceps tear in the same leg.
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On the final day NBA teams were allowed to make trades, the only  news that truly rocked the league was that all-star guard Dwyane Wade of the defending champion Miami Heat was considering season-ending surgery to repair a dislocated shoulder.
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Houston Rockets guard Steve Francis is  to have a knee operation that will end his season, the NBA team  said on Thursday.
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Jevon Kearse's season is over because of a severe knee injury the Eagles' star defensive end sustained in Philadelphia's overtime loss to the Giants Sunday.
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Toronto Raptors point guard Alvin Williams lost his starting job because of an injured right knee. Now, he's worried he might need season-ending surgery.
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PHILADELPHIA -- Jevon Kearse's season is over because of a severe knee injury the star defensive end sustained in Philadelphia's overtime loss to the Giants on Sunday.
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Milwaukee, WI (Sports Network) - The Milwaukee Bucks placed guard Erick Strickland on the injured list Thursday with a lateral meniscus tear of the right knee.
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The Los Angeles Lakers inked Congo-born center D.J. Mbenga for the remainder of the National Basketball Association season on Monday.
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Milwaukee Bucks forward Bobby Simmons is expected to miss the rest of the regular season because his ailing right ankle and foot will require two surgeries.
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Phoenix Suns forward Amare Stoudemire  was dropped from the U.S. world basketball championships team  on Thursday to allow him to continue rehabilitation of his  injured knee.
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Washington Wizards point guard Steve Blake will miss the first month of the season after injuring his ankle in a pickup game. Blake underwent surgery yesterday to remove a chipped bone from his right ankle and is expected to miss 10-12 weeks, which would rule him out of the first 13 games. As a rookie last season, Blake played in ...
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One week into the National Basketball Association season, the season is over for Denver Nuggets guard Voshon Lenard.
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Nets forward-center Clifford Robinson, among the NBA's career leaders in games and minutes played, will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his left knee Monday.