Jan 12, 2010, 5:15 am
Milwaukee Bucks General Manager John Hammond announced today that guard Michael Redd will miss the remainder of the season after suffering a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and medial collateral ligament (MCL) in his left knee during the second period of the Bucks loss at Los Angeles on Sunday, January 10.
Redd, 30, underwent an MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) exam this morning in Phoenix, AZ, which revealed the injury. Surgery to repair the injury will be scheduled at a date to be determined.
âWe are deeply disappointed for Michael who worked so hard to make it back from this injury,â said Hammond. âWe know Michael will work tirelessly to get himself healthy again and we will support him fully in his efforts.
âAlthough Michael is out for the season, we still have over half the season to play. That gives all of our players, especially our younger guys, the opportunity to earn more playing time the rest of the season.â
Redd suffered the same injury last season in a home win over Sacramento on January 24, 2009, and had surgery on March 3, 2009, to repair the injury.
âItâs hard to explain the emotions that Iâm feeling,â said Redd. âI know the amount of hard work it will take for me to get back to playing and helping our team, but I will continue to put my trust in God to get me though this.â
In 18 games this season (12 starts), Redd averaged 11.9 points with 3.0 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.1 steal in 27.3 minutes.
Redd is in his 10th season with the Bucks, tied with Junior Bridgeman (75-84, 86-87) and Sidney Moncrief (79-89) for the most seasons in team history. On January 5 at New Jersey, Redd moved past Bob Dandridge (11,478) for fourth place on the franchise list in scoring and currently stands at 11,510 points, 84 points behind Sidney Moncriefâs third place mark (11,594).
This season Redd passed Sidney Moncrief (4,000) for seventh place in field goals made on December 16 against the Lakers and also passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (2,407) for second place in free throws made on December 26 against San Antonio. Heâs one three-pointer shy of 1,000 for his career and 52 away from Ray Allenâs (1,051) franchise leading total for three pointers. Through Sundayâs game, there are 53 players in NBA history with at least 1,000 three pointers.
Redd is also tied for seventh place with Glenn Robinson for games played (568), in fifth place for minutes played (19,205) and 36 steals shy of 600 for his career; just 43 away from Junior Bridgeman and Terry Cummingsâ ninth place total in franchise history (607).
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I think that with this, Brandon Jennings will shine more. He's a talented kid, and I wish him the best.
Redd, 30, underwent an MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) exam this morning in Phoenix, AZ, which revealed the injury. Surgery to repair the injury will be scheduled at a date to be determined.
âWe are deeply disappointed for Michael who worked so hard to make it back from this injury,â said Hammond. âWe know Michael will work tirelessly to get himself healthy again and we will support him fully in his efforts.
âAlthough Michael is out for the season, we still have over half the season to play. That gives all of our players, especially our younger guys, the opportunity to earn more playing time the rest of the season.â
Redd suffered the same injury last season in a home win over Sacramento on January 24, 2009, and had surgery on March 3, 2009, to repair the injury.
âItâs hard to explain the emotions that Iâm feeling,â said Redd. âI know the amount of hard work it will take for me to get back to playing and helping our team, but I will continue to put my trust in God to get me though this.â
In 18 games this season (12 starts), Redd averaged 11.9 points with 3.0 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.1 steal in 27.3 minutes.
Redd is in his 10th season with the Bucks, tied with Junior Bridgeman (75-84, 86-87) and Sidney Moncrief (79-89) for the most seasons in team history. On January 5 at New Jersey, Redd moved past Bob Dandridge (11,478) for fourth place on the franchise list in scoring and currently stands at 11,510 points, 84 points behind Sidney Moncriefâs third place mark (11,594).
This season Redd passed Sidney Moncrief (4,000) for seventh place in field goals made on December 16 against the Lakers and also passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (2,407) for second place in free throws made on December 26 against San Antonio. Heâs one three-pointer shy of 1,000 for his career and 52 away from Ray Allenâs (1,051) franchise leading total for three pointers. Through Sundayâs game, there are 53 players in NBA history with at least 1,000 three pointers.
Redd is also tied for seventh place with Glenn Robinson for games played (568), in fifth place for minutes played (19,205) and 36 steals shy of 600 for his career; just 43 away from Junior Bridgeman and Terry Cummingsâ ninth place total in franchise history (607).
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I think that with this, Brandon Jennings will shine more. He's a talented kid, and I wish him the best.