Quincy Pondexter Injury: Updates on Pelicans SF’s Recovery from Knee Surgery

January 11th, 2016 by Scott Polacek Leave a reply »
New Orleans Pelicans forward Quincy Pondexter will reportedly not appear in a game this season because of a knee injury.

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Pondexter to Undergo Season-Ending Surgery Monday, Jan. 11 Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports reported the left-knee surgery is set for Jan. 20 in New York and confirmed it will be season-ending. Pondexter still hasn’t played in a game in 2015-16 after he underwent arthroscopic knee surgery in the offseason, and Charania noted the team recently announced a mere one-to-two week timetable for the forward’s recovery.

The Pelicans later confirmed the surgery with a press release on their website. Pelicans Senior Vice President of Basketball Operations/General Manager Dell Demps commented on the decision:

After undergoing further evaluation from our medical staff, additional specialists, and consulting with Quincy and his representatives, we have collectively concluded that it is best for the long-term interest of Quincy to have an additional surgical procedure to correct the cartilage injury in his left knee. This decision was determined due to a lack of progression in the recovery pr ...

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