Lakers Center to Undergo Back Surgery
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Vlade Divac needs back surgery and will be out at least 12 more weeks, another setback to the center's homecoming season with the Los Angeles Lakers.
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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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Pistons coach Larry Brown had surgery on his left hip Wednesday and is expected to be away from the team for seven to 10 days. The surgery at Michigan Orthopedic Specialty Hospital in Troy was to treat a previous hip replacement.
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Indiana Pacers center Jeff Foster will have hip surgery Wednesday and is expected to miss four to six weeks, further depleting the team's front court.
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Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant has torn a ligament in his little finger, the NBA team said on Thursday.
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The Celtics were not the only young, injury-riddled team that flirted with a record losing streak this season. Dealing with injuries to Luke Walton , Lamar Odom , Kwame Brown , and Chris Mihm , the Lakers entered last night's game at Staples Center against the Celtics mired in a six-game skid. However, they turned it around ...
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EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (Sports Network) - Los Angeles Lakers  center Vlade Divac was placed on the injured list Wednesday  with a sore back.
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Los Angeles Lakers forward Lamar Odom was diagnosed Saturday with a left shoulder injury.
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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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RALEIGH, North Carolina  - Injured Los Angeles  Lakers All-Star Kobe Bryant is expected to miss up to nine more  games because of a severely sprained right ankle, the NBA team  has said.
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Memphis Grizzlies forward Pau Gasol will be sidelined for four months after surgery to repair a broken bone in his left foot.
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EL SEGUNDO, California (Sports Network) - Los Angeles  Lakers center Vlade Divac is not expected to be ready for the  start of training camp due to a herniated disc in his lower  back.
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Injury-prone Real Madrid defender Jonathan Woodgate is due to undergo surgery in the United States for a recurring muscle injury, the club said Friday.
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Lakers star Kobe Bryant sustained what the team called a severely sprained right ankle midway through the first quarter of Thursday night's game against the Cleveland Cavaliers and had to be helped off the court.
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Cavaliers rookie guard Luke Jackson will have back surgery Thursday and miss the rest of the season.
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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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Kobe Bryant will miss at least five games with a severely sprained right ankle, but the Los Angeles Lakers said Friday they won't know exactly how long he'll be out for another 72 hours.