SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio Spurs' Devin Vassell will undergo an arthroscopic procedure on his left knee the team announced.
The procedure will be performed by Dr. Riley J. Williams III at HSS in New York on Wednesday, Jan. 11 and Vassell will be out indefinitely. Spurs Head Coach Gregg Popovich guessed that Vassell would be out until a bit after All-Star break.
"It's been a little spotty for him with some of the nagging kind of stuff," Popovich said before Friday's game against the Pistons. "I hate to see him missing this time, but that's the way it is. I think he'll pick up pretty quickly because he's gained a lot of confidence in what he's done."
Asked for a timetable on his return, Pop said the following:
"I'm thinking maybe a little bit after All-Star break is my guess," he said, before cracking a joke. "With my medical degree... I went to medical school at Harvard."
The Spurs forward is having a career year in several statistical categories. He is averaging a career-high in points (19.4), field-goal makes (7.1) field goal attempts (15.9), three-point percentage (40%), assists (3.5), and steals (1.2) per game this season.
In his third season, Vassell has 254 career 3-pointers. The record for a Spur through his first three seasons is 308 by Davis Bertans.
The Spurs forward/guard did play versus the Nets on Jan. 2 logging 25 minutes and scoring 14 points. However, he sat out of the team's Wednesday night game versus the Knicks in Madison Square Garden and has played one game out of the team's last four outings.
Having Vassell undergo surgery is a wise decision for his long-term health and with the team currently at 12-25, it makes sense considering the team is likely not going to make a playoff appearance.
San Antonio is 4-5 without Vassell this season. Romeo Langford who started against New York Wednesday night, and Popovich said he'll continue to start.
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