Artest Surgery Successful, Will Be Out 3-4 Weeks

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Sacramento Kings forward Ron Artest

As if the Sacramento Kings could afford to lose another player to injury, that is exactly what happened.? Forward Ron Artest had surgery on his right elbow Wednesday and is expected to miss from 3 to 4 weeks, according to the Associated Press.? After missing 2 games, Artest had an MRI in New York City which confirmed that he had 5 bone chips floating around the elbow.?

Prior to his injury – in 19 games – he was averaging 19.1 PPG, having missed the first 7 games of thee season due to a league-mandated suspension.? The Kings, as it were, are already without the services of guard Kevin Martin (strained right groin) and point guard Mike Bibby (thumb); the Kings hope to have them both playing around hopefully mid-January.

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