Marcus Camby To Have Surgery

Hartford native Marcus Camby was waived by the Houston Rockets Monday afternoon and will have

surgery this week on his torn plantar fascia.
Camby's agent, Rick Kaplan, said the center may return in a coaching or scouting capacity while he is recuperating from the left foot plantar fascia surgery, which will sideline him for up to three months.
The injury has been bothering him since last season with the New York Knicks, and Camby regrets not taking care of the injury sooner. Kaplan said Camby, 39, hopes to continue his NBA career after the surgery. Camby is the second oldest player in the NBA, behind Lakers point guard Steve Nash.
"He definitely has a thirst to play," Kaplan said.
"I understand the situation," Camby told KRIV-TV in Houston. "They need healthy guys. Once I get healthy, you can expect to see me again."
Camby, a former Defensive Player of the Year in 2006-07, has been in the NBA for 18 years and was signed to the Houston Rockets in the offseason to provide depth and insurance for a team that has Dwight Howard and Omer Asik. The team may check in with Camby later in the season before they have to finalize playoff eligibility on March 1st.
Camby has a guaranteed contract worth $1.4 million and does not plan on retiring any time soon.
"You'll still see me around the organization," Camby said. "I have a great deal of respect for the organization and Coach [Kevin] McHale.
"It's tough. I'm going to try hard to get back out there on the basketball court as quickly as possible. They have been great down here in Houston, and you haven't seen the last of me being down here."
Camby averaged 1.8 points and 3.3 rebounds last season for the Knicks. During his career, he averaged 9.6 points and 9.8 rebounds per game.
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Marcus Camby Out 2-4 With Plantar Fasciitis

It wasn't that long ago I blogged about New York Knicks' center Marcus Camby and his strained plantar fascia.
Last Friday the Knicks announced that Camby would be out 2-4 weeks because of an injured left foot. Camby had an MRI which revealed a strain left plantar fascia. He reinjured the ligament in the loss last Thursday against Indiana, a game which coach Mike Woodson said was the best he'd seen the veteran play all year. Camby landed awkwardly after a layup attempt early in the third quarter and did not return to the game.
Camby missed much of the early season with the injury but had moved to a starting position as power forward on Christmas Day and was starting to shake off the cobwebs he had gotten in his time off.
"It's another setback, but we've got to keep it moving," Woodson said. "We'll get him back rehabbed again and then try to get him out on the floor when we can."
Camby left the Knicks' locker room Thursday night in a walking boot and crutches. "I did something to my foot again like I did earlier in the year... I drove and felt a sharp pain in the bottom of my foot similar to before," Camby told reporters.
We cannot stress enough how important it is to rest and rehab when you have plantar fasciitis or a plantar fascia injury. If you have a job where you are on your feet a majority of the day, ignoring the pain and prolonging a visit to a podiatrist will only increase the pain. Don't suffer in pain!
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