SACRAMENTO, CA ---- A recent MRI taken at Kaiser Permanente revealed that Sacramento Kings forward Carl Landry suffered a tear in his left hip flexor (rectus femoris) during a recent training camp practice. Surgery to repair the injury has been scheduled for Tuesday morning and will be performed by Dr. William Meyers in Philadelphia. Landry is expected to miss approximately three to four months of action.
A six-year NBA veteran in his second stint with the Kings, Landry is averaging 11.9 ppg (.536 FG%, .784 FT%) and 5.3 rpg in 389 career contests.