Washington Wizard Josh Howard out for the season with a torn ACL
The injury takes place just days after he was acquired from the Dallas Mavericks.
Recently acquired Washington Wizards forward Josh Howard will miss the remainder of the season after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee.
Wizards president Ernie Grunfeld made the announcement in a statement Tuesday.
Howard was injured Monday night in Washington’s win over the Chicago Bulls, only his fourth game with the Wizards since being acquired from Dallas in a seven-player trade on Feb. 13. He collided with the Bulls’ Flip Murray with 4:23 to play in the first quarter and stayed on the floor for a minute before being helped off the court by two trainers.
Howard started three games for Washington and scored 14.5 points a game to help the Wizards go 3-1 since the deal, which sent starter Caron Butler to the Mavericks.
Howard has averaged 15.3 points and 6.0 rebounds since his 2003-04 rookie season with the Mavs.
The article says its not known if Howard will have surgery. I thought an operation was mandatory for ACL tear.
The loss of Howard won’t have much immediate effect on Washington this season. At this moment the Wizards are 6.5 games out of the last Eastern Conference playoff spot.
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