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A pick-up game of basketball could end up costing Raptors rookie Ed Davis more than a month of his NBA career.
Davis, injured playing with fans last Wednesday night, had arthroscopic surgery on his right knee on Monday morning and team officials said he is expected to be back on the court “within six weeks.”
The 6-foot-10 Davis, selected 13th overall in June’s NBA draft, averaged 12.6 points and 6.0 rebounds with Toronto’s summer league team in Las Vegas in July. The 21-year-old is seen as a potential rotation player for the Raptors in his first season, but will now miss the entire pre-season.
The Raptors open training camp in Toronto on Tuesday and begin the regular season at the Air Canada Centre on Oct. 27.
According to sources, Davis was taking part in an unsupervised “run” with fans and strangers at a Mississauga gym when he landed awkwardly going after a rebound and suffered what the team is calling a torn meniscus in his right knee.
The sources gave no indication anything untoward occurred in the pick-up game with non-professionals, but some were concerned because Davis had already been through a scrimmage and workout earlier that day with teammates at the Air Canada Centre.
It was originally hoped the injury could be treated without an invasive procedure but after a weekend of consultation with the player, his agent and team medical officials, Davis had it done Monday at Sunnybrook Hospital.
A pick-up game of basketball could end up costing Raptors rookie Ed Davis more than a month of his NBA career.
Davis, injured playing with fans last Wednesday night, had arthroscopic surgery on his right knee on Monday morning and team officials said he is expected to be back on the court “within six weeks.”
The 6-foot-10 Davis, selected 13th overall in June’s NBA draft, averaged 12.6 points and 6.0 rebounds with Toronto’s summer league team in Las Vegas in July. The 21-year-old is seen as a potential rotation player for the Raptors in his first season, but will now miss the entire pre-season.
The Raptors open training camp in Toronto on Tuesday and begin the regular season at the Air Canada Centre on Oct. 27.
According to sources, Davis was taking part in an unsupervised “run” with fans and strangers at a Mississauga gym when he landed awkwardly going after a rebound and suffered what the team is calling a torn meniscus in his right knee.
The sources gave no indication anything untoward occurred in the pick-up game with non-professionals, but some were concerned because Davis had already been through a scrimmage and workout earlier that day with teammates at the Air Canada Centre.
It was originally hoped the injury could be treated without an invasive procedure but after a weekend of consultation with the player, his agent and team medical officials, Davis had it done Monday at Sunnybrook Hospital.
Davis, injured playing with fans last Wednesday night, had arthroscopic surgery on his right knee on Monday morning and team officials said he is expected to be back on the court “within six weeks.”
The 6-foot-10 Davis, selected 13th overall in June’s NBA draft, averaged 12.6 points and 6.0 rebounds with Toronto’s summer league team in Las Vegas in July. The 21-year-old is seen as a potential rotation player for the Raptors in his first season, but will now miss the entire pre-season.
The Raptors open training camp in Toronto on Tuesday and begin the regular season at the Air Canada Centre on Oct. 27.
According to sources, Davis was taking part in an unsupervised “run” with fans and strangers at a Mississauga gym when he landed awkwardly going after a rebound and suffered what the team is calling a torn meniscus in his right knee.
The sources gave no indication anything untoward occurred in the pick-up game with non-professionals, but some were concerned because Davis had already been through a scrimmage and workout earlier that day with teammates at the Air Canada Centre.
It was originally hoped the injury could be treated without an invasive procedure but after a weekend of consultation with the player, his agent and team medical officials, Davis had it done Monday at Sunnybrook Hospital.
A pick-up game of basketball could end up costing Raptors rookie Ed Davis more than a month of his NBA career.
Davis, injured playing with fans last Wednesday night, had arthroscopic surgery on his right knee on Monday morning and team officials said he is expected to be back on the court “within six weeks.”
The 6-foot-10 Davis, selected 13th overall in June’s NBA draft, averaged 12.6 points and 6.0 rebounds with Toronto’s summer league team in Las Vegas in July. The 21-year-old is seen as a potential rotation player for the Raptors in his first season, but will now miss the entire pre-season.
The Raptors open training camp in Toronto on Tuesday and begin the regular season at the Air Canada Centre on Oct. 27.
According to sources, Davis was taking part in an unsupervised “run” with fans and strangers at a Mississauga gym when he landed awkwardly going after a rebound and suffered what the team is calling a torn meniscus in his right knee.
The sources gave no indication anything untoward occurred in the pick-up game with non-professionals, but some were concerned because Davis had already been through a scrimmage and workout earlier that day with teammates at the Air Canada Centre.
It was originally hoped the injury could be treated without an invasive procedure but after a weekend of consultation with the player, his agent and team medical officials, Davis had it done Monday at Sunnybrook Hospital.
*punches wall*
