Sampson Will Likely Miss Rest of Season With Knee Injury
Houston Rocket star Ralph Sampson apparently needs an operation to remove torn cartilage in his left knee and probably will miss the rest of the National Basketball Assn. season. The surgery has not been scheduled, pending confirmation of the diagnosis.
Sampson was injured during the first quarter of Tuesday night’s loss to Denver. He was running down the court when his right foot appeared to slip, causing the left knee to buckle.
He was treated in the locker room and returned wearing a knee brace. There was speculation he slipped on a solvent used to clean the court of scuff marks left by a drill team that had practiced its halftime show before the game.
Seattle forward Tom Chambers was named to replace Sampson on the Western Conference team in Sunday’s NBA All-Star game at Seattle.
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