Friday 29 March 2019 07:23, UK
Los Angeles Lakers guard Josh Hart's season is over after he underwent surgery on his right knee, the team announced.
The second-year pro has missed four straight games and five of the last seven with right knee tendinitis. He had an ultrasonic debridement procedure on his right knee patellar tendon on Thursday morning.
The 24-year-old is expected to return to basketball activities in about 12 weeks, the Lakers said.
Hart is averaging 7.8 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game as a key part of Los Angeles' young core, which has been besieged by injuries. Lonzo Ball and Brandon Ingram are already out for the season.
Hart last played on March 19 against Milwaukee.
