Offseason Injuries to Monitor During Camp

There were many players who underwent surgery during the offseason to correct simple nagging injuries, while some had some fairly severe injuries.  Keep an eye on these players during the preseason to see how they are reacting.  Some will recover and perform even better, while some may be limited.

Andrew Bynum - Left knee subluxation of patella and bone bruise in January 07.  Bynum says he feels 100% and has been training all summer.  Pictures from media day show that Bynum has been in the weight room and he looks good.

Jose Calderon - Strained his groin during the Olympics which caused him to miss the Gold Medal Game.

Andrew Bogut - Sprained left ankle suffered during the Olympics.

Gilbert Arenas - Left knee surgery September 17.  Will miss 20-30 games.

Rafer Alston - Surgery in May to repair ligaments in right ankle.  Says he is fully ready for camp.

Al Jefferson - Slight right MCL sprain suffered September 18.  Looks to be just a minor injury.

Tracy McGrady - Arthroscopic surgery on left knee.  Knee is recovering slower than expected.  Arthroscopic surgery on left shoulder.  Shoulder remains arthritic and could bother him all season.

Manu Ginobili - Left ankle and heel surgery September 3.  Will miss 20-25 games.

Monta Ellis - Surgery for torn deltoid ligament in left ankle on August 27, 2008.  Could return by the end of January 09.

Tyson Chandler - Still dealing with the same big toe soreness that caused him to miss the Olympics.

Vince Carter - Surgery to remove bone spurs in right ankle in April 2008.

Shane Battier - Surgery to remove bone spurs in left ankle on May 9, 2008.  Still having problems with inflamation.

Yao Ming - Broken left foot in February.  Looks to be fully healed, but will be limited in camp.

Greg Oden - Recovering from microfracture surgery.  Also rolled his ankle on October 1, but it appears to be minor.

Brandon Roy - Arthroscopic surgery August 14 on left knee to repair a torn miniscus.

Amare Stoudemire - Grade 2 left ankle sprain in July 08, reaggravated in September.

Earl Watson - Fractured right thumb in June 08.  Recovering quickly and should be ready for camp.

Kendrick Perkins - Shoulder injury.  Still not allowed to participate in contact drills.

Mike Dunleavy - Limited by knee tendonitis.

Udonis Haslem - Sprained left big toe.

Peja Stojakovic - Infection in big toe limiting his ability to participate in camp.

Matt Harpring - Surgery on right ankle to remove bone spurs.  Has infection in ankle and is recovering much slower than expected.

Antawn Jamison - Right hip soreness.

Adam Morrison - Torn left ACL.  Hopes to be ready for the start of the season.

Sean May - Microfracture surgery on right knee October 2007.

Joakim Noah - Sprained ankle over the summer, minor injury.

Chucky Atkins - Arthroscopic surgery on right knee September 21 to repair torn cartilage and clean out loose bodies.  Out 6-8 weeks.

Jeff Foster - Fractured patella.

Luke Walton - Ankle sugery in August.

Eddy Curry - Arthroscopic surgery right knee.  Also showed up to camp with viral infection which caused hospitalization.

Danilo Gallinari - Bulging disc in back.

Tony Battie - Recovering from rotator cuff surgery which caused him to miss the entire 07-08 season.

Anthony Parker - Surgery in May to repair extensor tendon in right middle finger.

Paul Millsap - Surgery in May to repair torn ligament in left thumb.

Etan Thomas - Heart surgery.

Sun Yue - Mononucleosis.

Darko Milicic - Achilles injury in July 08 while working out in Serbia.