Magic's Glen Davis Has Another Foot Surgery

Poor "Big Baby" Glen Davis. He was having the best season of his career and then he fractured his left foot.

The injury happened just minutes into the January 30th game against the New York Knicks. He needed surgery to repair the fracture, which caused him to miss the rest of the 2012-13 season.
Hopes were high he would have a full recovery and return quickly to basketball related activities. However, Davis suffered a setback while working out at his alma mater LSU. At the time the Globe speculated "this latest tweak may cause him to take most of the summer off."
On Monday Davis had surgery to replace the screw that was put during the first surgery. The Magic announced that Davis will resume basketball related activities later in the summer in a statement: "Glen Davis underwent a surgical procedure today to replace the screw in his left foot. Davis originally suffered a left foot fracture of the 5th metatarsal during a game against the New York Knicks on January 30th, 2013. He is expected to resume basketball-related activity later this summer."
According to Davis's agent, John Hamilton, "He's just been having some discomfort. It made sense for us to get it checked, and that's what we did."
The surgery was performed by Dr. Robert B. Anderson, a podiatrist in North Carolina.
"He doesn't anticipate problems going forward," Hamilton said. "We just need to give it time to heal properly."
In just 34 games last season Davis averaged 15.1 points per game, 7.2 rebounds, and 2.1 assists in 31.3 minutes. In Davis's six professional seasons, these were his career-highs. Before left with his injury, the Magic were 13-21 and after he left the team finished 7-41.
References: Rotoworld, CBS Sports, and Orlando Sentinal.
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Glen Davis Out 8-12 Weeks With Fractured Foot

Orlando Magic power forward Glen Davis had surgery yesterday to repair his fractured metatarsal in his left foot and the team expects him to be out eight to 12 weeks.
Davis suffered the injury during the fourth minute of Wednesday night's loss to the New York Knicks. As the Magic ran down the court to transition to offense, Davis stepped on Iman Shumpert's foot. The 6-foot 9 player had a screw inserted in his foot to stabilize the bone and promote healing.
"I feel really bad for the guy," said shooting guard, J. J. Redick Thursday after the team finished practicing at Harvard University. "I know he's had high expectations for himself and for this team this season, and he's had a rough go of it. I feel bad for him."
The Magic have lost 18 of their last 20 games. That stretch includes a 10 game losing streak that started after Davis dislocated his left shoulder. With the trade deadline looming by February 21st, Davis has obliterated his trade value. It also means that the Magic's struggles will continue, and enhance their chances of winning the NBA draft lottery.
Davis ranks fourth on the Magic in scoring, averaging 15.1 points per game, and second in rebounding, averaging 7.2 per game. He missed 11 games earlier this season with a dislocated left shoulder on December 19.
With only 10 1/2 weeks remain in the Magic's season it is unlikely Davis will return.
"It's really unfortunate, because I know he looked forward to this year," said coach Jacque Vaughn. "It's new territory for him. So it's really unfortunate for him to be hurt this year multiple times, but it's a good test for him going forward."

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