David Lee, who averaged 7.3 points and 5.6 rebounds in 18.7 minutes per game for the Spurs this past regular season, and 4.1 points and 3.8 rebounds in 16.3 minutes per game in the playoffs, will be able to recover from his latest injury without the need for surgery, reports theĀ San Antonio Express News:
Spurs forward David Lee will not need surgery to repair his injured left patellar tendon, his agent Mark Bartelstein confirmed Saturday.
Lee suffered the injury in the first quarter of Game 3 of the West finals against Golden State and did not play in Game 4…
Lee, 33, has a player option on his $1.6 million salary next season.