By Agence France-Presse
Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving will have surgery on his right shoulder and miss the remainder of the NBA season, the team said Thursday.
Kyrie Irving #11 of the Brooklyn Nets (Emilee Chinn / Getty Images / AFP)
Point guard Irving tried to play through a shoulder impingement first diagnosed in November, but eventually missed 26 games.
In hoping to avoid surgery he received a cortisone injection on December 24 that allowed him to return to action on January 12.
He played in nine games before spraining his right knee in a game against the Washington Wizards on February 1.
Speaking to reporters on February 4 he said he would consider surgery if his shoulder continued to trouble him.
Irving was averaging 27.4 points, 5.2 rebounds and 6.4 assists per game this season.
At 25-28 the Nets are seventh in the Eastern Conference, two games ahead of the Orlando Magic occupying the eighth and final playoff spot.
Source: Manila Bulletin
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