New York (AFP) – Croatian forward Bojan Bogdanovic will miss the remainder of the NBA playoffs for the New York Knicks, who announced Tuesday he will undergo left foot surgery.
The 35-year-old NBA veteran, obtained by the Knicks in an eight-player February trade with Detroit, will be re-evaluated in three months, the team announced.
Bogdanovic averaged 10.4 points a game in 29 games, all coming off the bench, for the Knicks this season.
He has averaged 8.0 points and 4.0 rebounds a game for New York in their first-round Eastern Conference best-of-seven playoff series against Philadelphia.
The Knicks carry a 3-1 lead into Tuesday’s game five at New York.
The series winner will face either Indiana or Milwaukee in the second round.
Bogdanovic, nagged by a left wrist injury, was hurt in the opening seconds of New York’s game-four victory on Sunday when he dove for a loose ball and his left foot was tangled with 76ers forward Nicolas Batum, causing the injury.
The Knicks have already lost All-Star forward Julius Randle for the remainder of the season following right shoulder surgery.
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