Los Angeles Clippers forward/center Serge Ibaka underwent back surgery on Thursday and will miss the rest of the NBA playoffs.
The team announced Friday that Ibaka, 31, is expected to make a full recovery. He hasn’t played since May 25 in Game 2 of the Clippers’ first-round playoff series against the Dallas Mavericks.
It marks the end of Ibaka’s first season with the Clippers following stints with the Oklahoma City Thunder (2009-16), Orlando Magic (2016-17) and Toronto Raptors (2017-20). In 41 games (39 starts) for the Clippers in the regular season, Ibaka averaged 11.1 points per game — his lowest average since 2012 — along with 6.7 rebounds and 1.1 blocks.
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