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Former NBA All-Star Allen Iverson will not have surgery on his ankle. The AP is reporting that the, “painful calcium mass that developed on his right calf” will not require surgery – just a thorough and lengthy rehabilitation.
Iverson tweeted that he hopes to return to his Turkish team in time for the playoffs.
Iverson took a leave of absence from the team earlier this month because of the injury. He visited Dr. James Andrews on Monday to discuss the injury and will undergo a procedure in the coming days to fix the lesion in his leg.
Andrews told the AP that the calcification is “in a precarious spot that pressures the main nerve and artery that runs down Iverson’s leg.”
Iverson will miss at least six to eight weeks to rehabilitate the ankle as best as possible. Andrew’s said Iverson should be able to resume his career.
“It’s no alibi,” Andrews told ESPN.com’s Ric Bucher. “He’s got a legitimate calf problem. He’d like to go back if at all possible. I wouldn’t say his season is over. If we can’t get it settled down, we’ll have to excise it. But we’ll get him back. The last thing he wants to do is not be on a basketball court.”
Iverson, the NBA’s Most Valuable Player in 2001 with Philadelphia, agreed to a $4 million, two-year deal with Besiktas after no NBA team offered him a contract.
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