CLIPPERS NOTEBOOK: MAGGETTE TO HAVE KNEE SURGERY.Byline: Joe Stevens Staff Writer The Clippers' injury problems got worse Tuesday when they learned Corey Maggette Corey Antoine Maggette (born November 12 1979, in Melrose Park, Illinois) is an American professional basketball player, positioned at small forward for the NBA's Los Angeles Clippers. needs arthroscopic surgery Arthroscopic Surgery Definition Arthroscopic surgery is a procedure to visualize, diagnose, and treat joint problems. The name is derived from the Greek words arthron, which means joint, and skopein, which means to look at. on his right knee and will be out four to six weeks. Maggette had been playing with a slight tear of the lateral meniscus The lateral meniscus (external semilunar fibrocartilage) is nearly circular and covers a larger portion of the articular surface than the medial meniscus. It is grooved laterally for the tendon of the Popliteus, which separates it from the fibular collateral ligament. cartilage in his right knee, and an MRI 1. (application) MRI - Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 2. MRI - Measurement Requirements and Interface. showed surgery was a must. Maggette started in the Clippers' first 14 games and averaged 14.0 points and 32.9 minutes. However, the knee finally appeared to bother him in the past two games, when he shot a combined 3 of 19 for 10 points. This means the Clippers will be without their top two small forwards (Lamar Odom Lamar Joseph Odom (born November 6 1979, in South Jamaica, Queens, New York) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays power forward (also plays both forward spots and is a "point-forward") for the National Basketball Association's Los Angeles Lakers. is out with a a sore right ankle until at least Christmas), and Eric Piatkowski Eric Todd Piatkowski (pronounced IPA: /ˌpaɪətˈkaʊski/) (born September 30, 1970, in Steubenville, Ohio) is an American National Basketball Association player with the Phoenix Suns. likely will play more small forward. On Tuesday, rookie Marko Jaric started. ``It's the same way we'll approach it without Lamar,'' coach Alvin Gentry said. ``We can sit here and whine about it, but that's no good. Injuries are a part of the game.'' Maggette is expected to have surgery by the end of the week. He originally showed swelling in his right knee Nov. 3 but played in 11 games with the cartilage tear. ``I think he pushed it to the point of losing his effectiveness,'' Gentry said. ``And one thing about Corey, if he says he's hurt, then he's really hurt.'' --Ely activated: In place of Maggette, the Clippers activated rookie Melvin Ely, who had been on the injured list all season with a sprained left foot. The team also might have chosen to activate small forward Tremaine Fowlkes, who was placed on the injured list Friday. --A chat with Stu: Gentry said he called Stu Jackson, the NBA's senior vice president of basketball operations, and had a conversation about the call on Andre Miller for stepping over the free-throw line during Sunday's 90-89 victory over the Houston Rockets. Miller didn't appear to go over the line, hadn't been called for the infraction Violation or infringement; breach of a statute, contract, or obligation. The term infraction is frequently used in reference to the violation of a particular statute for which the penalty is minor, such as a parking infraction. INFRACTION. all season and the call came at a critical time - with 1:03 left. According to Gentry, Jackson said the coach had a point. ``He didn't feel it was shown conclusively that he went over the line,'' Gentry said. |
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