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06-19-2006, 10:44 PM
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McCants to miss at least four months
Posted: Monday June 19, 2006 9:41PM; Updated: Monday June 19, 2006 9:42PM
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Minnesota Timberwolves guard Rashad McCants will miss four to six months after microfracture surgery on his right knee, the same injury that kept Phoenix star Amare Stoudemire out for most of this season.
Timberwolves orthopedic surgeon Dr. David Fischer performed the surgery in the Twin Cities on Friday, and the team made the announcement on Monday. Neither the team nor McCants, the Timberwolves' 2005 first-round draft pick, made the injury known before then.
Team spokesman Mike Cristaldi said McCants started to have soreness in the knee in May and it continued up until the surgery.
"It's an unfortunate situation because Rashad has been working really hard this offseason, and was looking forward to playing in the upcoming summer league games," Timberwolves vice president of basketball operations Kevin McHale said in a statement issued by the team. "We expect Rashad to recover fully from the injury. He's a very talented young man, and we are going to make sure he is 100 percent healthy before he comes back."
McCants, who is recovering in the Twin Cities, declined to comment through Cristaldi.
Stoudemire missed the first 66 games of this season after having the same surgery on his left knee. He tried to come back but lasted only three games before being shut down again with problems in his right knee, which developed while he was rehabbing the more serious injury to the other knee.
McCants, the 14th overall selection out of North Carolina, got off to a slow start this season while becoming acclimated to the NBA but blossomed down the stretch.
The 6-foot-4 guard averaged 7.9 points in 79 games this season but topped double figures in the last 12 games of the season as coach Dwane Casey increased his role with the team eliminated from playoff contention. He scored 28 points in a win over the Hawks on April 9 and developed into one of the team's best perimeter shooters.
McCants shot 37.2 percent from 3-point range, a franchise record for rookies.
The loss could be a huge setback for the Timberwolves, who have missed the playoffs two years in a row since making the Western Conference finals in 2004.
Casey was counting on the young McCants to continue his improvement into next season and perhaps become one of the team's top scoring options alongside Kevin Garnett.
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McCants to miss at least four months
Posted: Monday June 19, 2006 9:41PM; Updated: Monday June 19, 2006 9:42PM
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Minnesota Timberwolves guard Rashad McCants will miss four to six months after microfracture surgery on his right knee, the same injury that kept Phoenix star Amare Stoudemire out for most of this season.
Timberwolves orthopedic surgeon Dr. David Fischer performed the surgery in the Twin Cities on Friday, and the team made the announcement on Monday. Neither the team nor McCants, the Timberwolves' 2005 first-round draft pick, made the injury known before then.
Team spokesman Mike Cristaldi said McCants started to have soreness in the knee in May and it continued up until the surgery.
"It's an unfortunate situation because Rashad has been working really hard this offseason, and was looking forward to playing in the upcoming summer league games," Timberwolves vice president of basketball operations Kevin McHale said in a statement issued by the team. "We expect Rashad to recover fully from the injury. He's a very talented young man, and we are going to make sure he is 100 percent healthy before he comes back."
McCants, who is recovering in the Twin Cities, declined to comment through Cristaldi.
Stoudemire missed the first 66 games of this season after having the same surgery on his left knee. He tried to come back but lasted only three games before being shut down again with problems in his right knee, which developed while he was rehabbing the more serious injury to the other knee.
McCants, the 14th overall selection out of North Carolina, got off to a slow start this season while becoming acclimated to the NBA but blossomed down the stretch.
The 6-foot-4 guard averaged 7.9 points in 79 games this season but topped double figures in the last 12 games of the season as coach Dwane Casey increased his role with the team eliminated from playoff contention. He scored 28 points in a win over the Hawks on April 9 and developed into one of the team's best perimeter shooters.
McCants shot 37.2 percent from 3-point range, a franchise record for rookies.
The loss could be a huge setback for the Timberwolves, who have missed the playoffs two years in a row since making the Western Conference finals in 2004.
Casey was counting on the young McCants to continue his improvement into next season and perhaps become one of the team's top scoring options alongside Kevin Garnett.
Copyright 2006 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.