Spanish Bucks center Pau Gasol will miss the rest of the NBA playoffs after undergoing surgery to repair a stress fracture in his left foot.
The Bucks reported that the surgery, performed a day earlier, was successful and that Gasol will make a satisfactory recovery.
Gasol, 38, signed with Milwaukee on March 3 after terminating with the San Antonio Spurs.
The two-time league champion and six-time All-Star game averaged 4.2 points, 4.7 rebounds and 12.2 minutes in 27 games for the Spurs this season, his 18th in the NBA. He averaged 10.1 minutes of play in three games with the Bucks, all during the regular season.
Gasol is one of four players with 20,000 points, 11,000 rebounds, 3,500 assists and 1,500 blocks in his career, alongside Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett. The center was crowned champion with the Lakers in 2009 and 2010. AP