Seattle, WA (My Sportsbook) - Seattle SuperSonics forward Rashard Lewis will not need surgery on his left shoulder after an MRI exam revealed no new injury and no muscle, ligament or tendon damage. Lewis hurt the shoulder during Sunday's preseason game against Utah and sat out Tuesday's exhibition contest versus Golden State. The 23-year-old Lewis, who recently signed a seven-year, $60 million contract with the Sonics, said he felt something pop after becoming tangled with an opponent toward the end of the second quarter of the 89-82 setback against the Jazz. He dislocated the same shoulder during last season's playoff series against San Antonio. Lewis will be entering his fifth NBA season, all with Seattle, and has career averages of 12.2 points and 5.6 rebounds per game. In 71 contests during the 2001-02 campaign, Lewis averaged a career-high 16.8 points and 7.0 rebounds per game. |
