Nick Young undergoes thumb surgery
By Arash Markazi | ESPNLosAngeles.com
SAN DIEGO -- Los Angeles Lakers guard Nick Young had successful surgery Monday to repair the torn radial collateral ligament in his right thumb and is expected to miss approximately eight weeks.
Young suffered the injury while guarding Kobe Bryant during practice last Thursday and underwent an MRI exam Friday that revealed the tear. The surgery was performed by the Dr. Steven Shin of the Kerlan-Jobe Orthaped
'It hurts us as far as that's a guy that we know that can come off the bench and provide instant offense for us,' Lakers coach Byron Scott said Monday before the Lakers' preseason opener in San Diego against the Denver Nuggets. 'Obviously we're going to have to look elsewhere for that... It hurts us. I really looked at our roster and thought we had 10-12 guys that I thought were really good at what we could do. We were going to have a really balanced rotation but sometimes you have to make adjustments.'
Young, who averaged a career-high 17.9 points and 1.5 assists per game for the Lakers last season, signed a four-year, $21.5 million extension with the team in July.
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