Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam is recovering from surgery to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder.
The surgery was performed last week by Dr. Neal ElAttrache at Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles.
The expected recovery and rehabilitation time for the procedure is approximately five months, the team said in a news release Friday.
Siakam, 27, sustained the injury during a May 8 game against the Memphis Grizzlies. The Raptors lost that game and finished the season with a seven-game losing streak.
He averaged 21.4 points, 7.2 rebounds and 4.5 assists in 56 starts this season, his fifth year with the Raptors.
A first-round pick (27th overall) in 2016,…
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