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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Knicks' Marcus Camby Suffering With Plantar Fasciitis

New York Knicks' Marcus Camby has plantar fasciitis and hopes the pain in his left foot won't keep him out for long.

"A couple of days," Camby said on Wednesday. "I'm receiving treatment and then we'll see how I am in a couple of days."

Camby did not play against the Bobcats or the Heat, so we'll see if he's better for tonight's game. It's unlikely he'll make a miraculous recovery, and if he does play, it will be in pain. Camby signed a three year contract last July with the Knicks and has been used sparingly in his second tour. He missed most of the preseason with a calf injury, which could be related to his plantar fasciitis. Even when Camby has been healthy, coach Mike Woodson has not used this veteran center. Camby is the fourth oldest player in the NBA.

"I know I haven't been playing, but I'm still working on the side, three on three and running. I woke up and it was kind of sore, and the other day I had an MRI during the game and they said I had some plantar fasciitis, and just to monitor it and get some treatment on it," Camby said.

"It's tough," Camby said. "I've been a starter like 15, 16 straight years. It's tough when you want to be out there. But the bigger scheme of things is we're playing well. Amar'e Stoudemire and Iman Shumpert are around the corner and things are only going to get better."

Oddly enough, minutes before Camby addressed reporters Woodson denied that Camby had an MRI. Last week Woodson also denied Jason Kidd had an MRI on his back. Could it be an organizational policy, or are they trying to deny they have a lot of older players on their team?

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