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MIAMI (AP)—Heat forward Dorell Wright will have debris removed from hissurgically repaired left knee on Tuesday, which will further delay his comebackplans.
The team said Monday night that Wright is not having anything repaired inthe joint, but that team doctors believe “loose bodies" within the knee aredisrupting his rehabilitation and recovery.
Wright had surgery on March 3 to repair a torn left meniscus, and saidshortly afterward that he expected the rehabilitation process to take up to sixmonths.
But it's already been nearly nine months, and it's unclear how much moretime he'll miss after Tuesday's procedure. He played in just one game thisseason, logging six minutes against Sacramento on Oct. 31.
Asked about Wright before Monday's game, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra did notspecifically discuss the surgery, saying only that Miami would “re-evaluate"the fifth-year forward on Tuesday.
“He had to take the last two days off and we're going to re-evaluate it,"Spoelstra said. “It's one of those things that's been frustrating for him.That's what happens with guys that come back from knee surgeries. You just neverknow. Everybody's knee reacts differently."
Spoelstra said there have been times where Wright's knee feels strong, andothers—particularly after consecutive days of workouts—when he'sexperiencing pain and swelling.
Last week, Wright said he was “about 85 percent" but did not have atimetable for returning to the lineup.
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