Rush's agent, Mark Bartelstein, says Saturday that an MRI exam on the Golden State Warriors' top reserve revealed a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee. Rush will have season-ending surgery.
The Scoop:Rush leaped in the air for a dunk when Zach Randolph fouled him from behind in the first quarter of Golden State's 104-94 loss to Memphis on Friday night. Rush landed awkwardly, and his knee bent badly as he tumbled to the court. He held back tears and had to be helped to the locker room.Rush signed an $8 million, two-year deal in July after coming over in a trade from Indiana last season. He tore the ACL in his right knee at Kansas in 2007.
(Reuters) - Golden State Warriors guard-forward Brandon Rush will miss the remainder of the season after tearing a key ligament in his left knee, the National Basketball Association team said on Saturday. He will undergo surgery and is expected to make a full recovery, the team said. Rush tore his anterior cruciate ligament during the first quarter of Friday's loss to the Memphis Grizzlies. The fifth-year player had appeared in two games this season, averaging 7.0 points (Reporting by Gene Cherry in Salvo, North Carolina; Editing by Greg Stutchbury)
Nov 3 (Reuters) - Golden State Warriors guard-forward Brandon Rush will miss the remainder of the season after tearing a key ligament in his left knee, the National Basketball Association team said on Saturday. He will undergo surgery and is expected to make a full recovery, the team said. Rush tore his anterior cruciate ligament during the first quarter of Friday's loss to the Memphis Grizzlies. The fifth-year player had appeared in two games this season, averaging 7.0 points (Reporting by Gene Cherry in Salvo, North Carolina; Editing by Greg Stutchbury)
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