WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) -- Charlotte Bobcats forward Sean May will miss the season after deciding to undergo microfracture surgery on his troublesome right knee.
May, who saw two knee specialists this week, will have the surgery performed Tuesday in New York. Recovery time will take six to 12 months.
"Obviously this is a terrible blow for our basketball team and another setback for Sean," Bobcats coach Sam Vincent said. "We want what's best for him, and unfortunately that requires surgery."
May, the 13th pick in the 2005 draft, has played in only 58 of 164 games over the past two seasons. He had surgery to remove cartilage during his rookie season, then developed a bone bruise last year.
He had been undergoing an extensive offseason program, but was still troubled by knee pain. May missed the start of training camp to see knee specialists in New York and Alabama.
He decided to have the surgery performed by Dr. David Altchek in New York. He'll be on crutches for six to eight weeks before beginning his rehabilitation.
"We are hopeful that his procedure will allow him to resume his career and be the player he wants to be," Bobcats team physician Glenn Perry said.
The procedure includes creating tiny fractures in adjacent bones around the knee to try to create knee cartilage. The surgery was once considered risky, but several football and basketball players have made successful recoveries in recent years.
No. 1 overall pick Greg Oden of the Portland Trail Blazers underwent microfracture surgery last month.
The 6-foot-9 May has averaged 10.4 points and 5.9 rebounds in his limited playing time, including a 32-point game against Orlando last season.
May's injury leaves the Bobcats thin in the frontcourt. Forward Ot a Harrington is out for the preseason after undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery and center Primoz Brezec has yet to report camp to tend to a family matter.
May's absence will likely lead to more playing time for rookie Jared Dudley, the 22nd pick in the draft.
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Microfracture surgery claims another one. I bet this is the last time Sean May is compared to Greg Oden though.
That being said.... do players wait until the start of the season to get injuries checked, kind of like worker's comp? Does the NBA go by the same mentality of "if I get hurt on the clock, I'll heal on the clock?" You'd think if this was a problem, May would have gotten it seen earlier.
BUUUUUUUUUUUUUUST! I actually wanted the Kings to draft him over Francisco Garcia. I am glad we never got the chance. Another ty pick by MJ.
Sean May's per-40 production is fantastic, so the pick wasn't a terrible one, just an unlucky one. He finally dropped to around 250 pounds, roughly 15 pounds lost, as well. Shame. He really could be a fantastic player, but some weight and injury issues just haven't allowed such to come to pass.
BTW, I wanted the Suns to draft him a few years back as well; when it was thought he'd last to them.
no way in that dude weighs 250..... hes easily pushing 270....
Jordan picked him up way too early, just because he was out of UNC. He was expected to drop to 20-25
Have you seen him lately? I read he was 250.
I can't say that I have, but the last time I seen him he was pretty damn big.
NO
His season weight for last season was listed at 266. He swore he'd lose 10 pounds, and I read somewhere, though I can't find the article on line in limited searching, that he'd actually lose closer to 15 pounds. If such was the case, that'd be right around 250.
Take it for what it's worth.
That sucks, but they have a lot of young big men just oozing potential. Hopefully someone takes advantage.
Jordan didn't pick May. That was before Jordan was hired by the Bobcats.
No .
Damn you are right. Either way both players picked by them that year were because they were from UNC. And hes still a bust.
Damn you are right. Either way both players picked by them that year were because they were from UNC. And hes still a bust.
I have never really liked May and thought we should have shipped him outta here a long time ago. Too late now. It really raised eyebrows around here when we drafted both Felton and May. Deceived by UNC championship previous season I guess. There are more than enough players to make up for him, though.
First he wasn't healthy, then he was overweight, then some questioned his off-season commitment, now this. Starting to smell like a bust to me.
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