Caron Butler Has Knee Surgery, Will Miss Rest of Season

Filed under: Mavericks, NBA Injuries

Dallas Mavericks forward Caron Butler (@realtuffjuice) will miss the rest of the season after undergoing surgery to repair a ruptured right patellar tendon on Tuesday.

Butler tweeted a picture of himself in scrubs and in a hospital bed just before entering surgery. Butler, the Mavs' third-leading scorer at 15.0 points per game, ruptured the tendon on Saturday in Milwaukee, which is 30 miles north of Butler's hometown of Racine, Wis.

Art Garcia of NBA.com reports that the Mavericks may look internally -- Shawn Marion -- to replace Butler in the starting lineup. Garcia also reports that the Mavs may ask for the disabled player exception, which would be about $5.3 million or half of Butler's salary.

 

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Source: http://nba.fanhouse.com/2011/01/04/caron-butler-has-knee-surgery-will-miss-rest-of-season/

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