Wade has surgery on shoulder, knee

[BAMAPHIN 22]

Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade had surgery Tuesday on his left shoulder and left knee, and the MVP of last season's NBA finals might need the remainder of the offseason to fully recover.

Wade averaged 27.4 points this past season for the Heat, missing 31 games with a variety of injuries -- primarily a dislocated left shoulder suffered in February.

But it was the knee, not the shoulder, that pained Wade most once he returned to the Heat lineup with six games remaining in the regular season. Commonly called "jumper's knee," his condition caused him to wince while trying to dunk, and Wade often said that he didn't have enough explosiveness to be his usual self on the floor.

Recovery times from such a surgery vary; Heat guard Jason Williams had a similar procedure done last July and continued experiencing pain for much of the first half of this past regular season.

Miami coach Pat Riley said last week that if Wade had surgery on both the knee and shoulder, it "might take six months" for the guard to recover.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/basketball/nba/05/15/wade.surgeries.ap/index.html

 

[Vertical Limit]

Wow, both the shoulder and the knee? He must be on a wheel chair right now. Jesus. That's like having no use on your whole left side of your body.

 

[FinsNYanksFan13]

If Wade knew 2 months ago what he knew now, he probably would have had the surgery!

 

[Vertical Limit]

If Wade knew 2 months ago what he knew now, he probably would have had the surgery!

:boohoo: :boohoo: It just keeps getting worst and worst.

 

[Alex44]

If Wade knew 2 months ago what he knew now, he probably would have had the surgery!

Most likely.

Then again we would all do things different if we knew two months into the future.

 

[Fresh]

I actually disagree. He'd of played, regardless.

 

[Tpaddle]

hope hes not out for too long next year