Celtics' Kyrie Irving to have surgery on sore knee
The Boston Celtics say all-star point guard Kyrie Irving is set to have surgery Saturday to alleviate pain in his left knee.
All-star point guard has been sidelined since March 11, no timetable for return
Point guard Kyrie Irving (right) is averaging 24.4 points and 5.1 assists and has appeared in 60 games in his first season with the Boston Celtics. (Chris Young/Canadian Press)
The Boston Celtics say all-star point guard Kyrie Irving is set to have surgery Saturday to alleviate pain in his left knee.
Irving has been out since March 11, missing the past four games.
There is no timetable for his return, but the team says his status will be updated following the "minimally invasive" procedure.
He is one of several key sidelined players for Boston, which is at Portland on Friday. He joins Jaylen Brown (concussion protocol), Marcus Smart (thumb surgery), Daniel Theis (knee surgery, out for season) and Gordon Hayward (ankle surgery rehab).
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