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Article: Webber to miss rest of NBA playoffs with knee injury
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- Xinhua News Agency
- Article date:
- May 10, 2003
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Webber to miss rest of NBA playoffs with knee injury
WASHINGTON, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Sacramento Kings center Chris Webber
will be out of action for the remainder of the NBA playoffs because
of a torn cartilage in his left knee, the team announced on Friday.
An MRI scan on Webber, who sustained the injury late in the third
quarter of Thursday night's playoff game against the Dallas
Mavericks, revealed a torn meniscus which will require arthroscopic
surgery.
No date was announced for the surgery, but the rehabilitation
period is expected to be between four and six weeks, the team said.
"Chris has been a true warrior all season, having played through a
number of injuries," Kings vice ...