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Lakers center Andrew Bynum hyperextended his right knee during the second quarter of Los Angeles' game against San Antonio on Tuesday night, a potentially serious blow to the Lakers' hopes for a third straight NBA title. Bynum was hurt midway through the second quarter when he stepped on ...

Milwaukee Bucks center Andrew Bogut had arthroscopic surgery Tuesday to remove loose particles and scar tissue from his right elbow. The team announced the surgery in a brief statement. The procedure was performed by renowned orthopedist Dr. James Andrews in Gulf Breeze, Fla. Bogut averaged 12.8 points and a ...

The New Orleans Hornets' team doctor says star forward David West has had successful surgery to repair a torn ligament in his left knee and is expected to recover fully. West has been out since tearing his left anterior cruciate ligament during the Hornets' victory at Utah on ...

Danilo Gallinari left Denver's game against Minnesota after spraining his right ankle in the first quarter Saturday night. Gallinari went out with 1:06 left and was replaced by Gary Forbes. The Nuggets said they didn't know if Gallinari would return to action. The Nuggets have been hit by a rash ...

New Jersey Nets point guard Deron Williams is going to have wrist surgery and will miss the final week of the season. The two-time All Star will have bone fragments and scar tissue removed from his right wrist in an operation on Monday, general manager Billy King said Friday ...

Center Timofey Mozgov sprained his left knee and ankle in the first quarter of the Denver Nuggets' game against Oklahoma City on Tuesday night and was helped to the locker room. Mozgov cut into the lane from the right corner, took a pass from Kenyon Martin with 2:44 ...

Denver Nuggets guard Arron Afflalo will sit out the next two games in hopes he can return strong for the push run and the playoffs. Heading into Tuesday night's showdown against Oklahoma City at the Pepsi Center, Afflalo had missed eight of the Nuggets' previous 11 games ...

Charlotte Bobcats backup center Joel Przybilla will miss the remainder of the season with continued pain in his right knee. The Bobcats on Thursday announced Przybilla will undergo another procedure to remove wires inserted in the knee after he twice tore his patella tendon. Przybilla has not played for ...

Carlos Boozer had X-rays on his left ankle that were negative after he left Chicago's 101-84 victory over Charlotte late in the fourth quarter following a scary fall from a flagrant foul by Bobcats center Kwame Brown. Boozer was going in for a layup as Chicago led by ...

Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kevin Love missed practice on Tuesday because of a bruised left knee. The team does not believe that the injury will keep him from trying to surpass Moses Malone's mark of 51 straight double-doubles on Wednesday against the Indiana Pacers. Malone had 51 in a row over ...