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Tuesday, November 14, 2000
Blazers activate Sabonis after knee surgery
Associated Press
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PORTLAND, Ore. -- The Portland Trail Blazers reactivated center Arvydas Sabonis Tuesday following arthroscopic surgery
last month for torn cartilage in his knee.
The 7-foot-3 Lithuanian felt a "tweak" in his left knee during
practice Oct. 9 that turned out to be a slightly torn meniscus, one
of the disc-like cushions of cartilage between the femur -- the
thigh bone -- and the tibia -- the main bone in the lower leg.
A torn meniscus is considered a fairly common basketball injury
that is caused when the knee is twisted, overloaded with weight or
overused. Recovery periods depend on the extent of the tear and the
individual athlete.
San Antonio center Tim Duncan suffered a slight meniscus tear
last April and wound up missing the playoffs and the Olympics.
Golden State center Erick Dampier missed the first 30 games last
season after September surgery on his tear.
Three years ago, Blazers guard John Crotty was sidelined for
more than three months with a near-total tear.
Sabonis had been practicing only sparingly before the injury,
and had not been expected to play much in the exhibition season.
Sabonis was replaced on the Portland injured list by forward
Antonio Harvey, who was having pain in his right knee.
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