The OKC Thunder media relations folks were a busy group Wednesday. The team announced that center Enes Kanter had minor arthroscopic surgery on his left knee.
Had a minor knee surgery. Feeling pretty good. Looking forward to strong new season already! pic.twitter.com/91n8SycLSl
— Enes Kanter (@Enes_Kanter) April 22, 2015
The big fella is expected to be off his feet for 4-6 weeks.
From the press release:
Kanter, who was acquired on Feb. 19 from the Utah Jazz, appeared in 26 games (26 starts) with the Thunder averaging 18.7 points on 56.6 percent shooting from the floor (196-of-346), 11.0 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 31.1 minutes per game. Overall, the fourth-year center played in 75 games (74 starts) with Utah and Oklahoma City, averaging 15.5 points and 8.9 rebounds in 28.5 minutes per contest.
Kanter is expected to miss 4-6 weeks before returning to normal offseason activities.