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OKLAHOMA CITY -- Oklahoma City Thunder point guard
Russell Westbrook will miss the first 4-6 weeks of the
NBA season after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his
right knee Tuesday. General Manager Sam Presti said the
three-time All-Star had knee swelling that would not
subside, and the procedure was intended to solve the
problem. He said doctors determined that a loose stitch
was to blame for the swelling, that Westbrooks lateral
meniscus has healed properly and the procedure was
successful. "Russell has been incredible in his work and
rehabilitation," Presti said. "His performance levels
have been tremendous, and hes looked great in the part of
practice that hes been cleared to go through. So, we were
very, very encouraged in that respect. But when the
swelling wasnt subsiding, we made the decision to have
the knee evaluated." Westbrook also had surgery in May to
repair cartilage in his right knee after he was hurt in
Game 2 of Oklahoma Citys first-round playoff series with
Houston. He had had never missed a game in his five NBA
seasons before the injury. Westbrook averaged 23.2 points
and 7.4 assists per game last season, but he wound up
watching the Thunders second-round playoff exit to
Memphis from the bench. Westbrook was hurt on April 24
when Rockets rookie Patrick Beverley lunged for a steal
as Westbrook stopped to call a timeout in the second
quarter of Game 2. He remained in the game and it wasnt
until two days later that the team announced hed miss the
rest of the playoffs. Beverley has said he wasnt trying
to hurt anyone and was simply trying to make a play. Last
week, Westbrook said once hes fully recovered, he doesnt
plan on changing anything about his playing style,
including his ability to drive to the basket. Oklahoma
City needs offensive help alongside Kevin Durant and
Westbrook following the departure of Kevin Martin, who
averaged 14 points per game last season. Some of the
offence is expected to be picked up by third-year guard
Reggie Jackson, who averaged 13.9 points in the playoffs
after averaging just 5.3 during the regular season. Also,
forward Serge Ibaka returns after averaging 13.2 points
per game last season. Presti said losing Westbrook in the
early going was worth it for the peace of mind. "Of
course, both from the standpoint wed like to have him on
the floor as soon as possible, but in this case, although
we lose a little bit of time, we gained a tremendous
amount of confidence in the actual progression and
recovery process of the knee itself," he said.
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for using pine tar.For the first time in more than 30
years, Canada officially has a medal drought at the World
Junior Hockey Championship. Canada dropped the bronze
medal game to Russia by a score of 2-1 on Sunday, marking
the first time it has failed to win a medal in back-to-
back tournaments since the Program of Excellences
inception in 1982. Russia stormed out to an early 2-0
lead over Canada on Sunday thanks to first period goals
from Mikhail Grigorenko and Eduard Gimatov. It would
provide the basis for a lead Russia would never
surrender. Canada would get on the board mid-way through
the third with defenceman Josh Morrissey giving the
Canadian team some life, but it would not be enough as
the Russians would beat Canada to claim bronze for a
second straight year. Andrei Vasilevski turned away 28 of
the 29 shots Canada threw at him on Sunday, improving his
all-time World Junior record to 11-4 over the course of
three tournaments. He was named Russias Player of the
Game. Aaron Ekblad was named Canadas Player of the Game.
Canadian goalkeeper Zach Fucale took over as starter
after Canadas preliminary round loss to the Czech
Republic and stopped 30 of the 32 shots he faced in the
semifinal. The Montreal Canadiens draft pick expressed
disappointment with the result despite his strong play.
"This is absolutely not about me," he told TSN in a post-
game interview. "This is just about the team winning and
we came here for a reason and we didnt get it done."
Canada has now gone five tournaments without bringing
home World Junior gold. Their last gold came in 2009 when
they claimed their fifth consecutive tournament, winning
on home ice in Ottawa. The loss sets Canada up for a
tough group at the 2015 World Juniors that will be hosted
in Toronto and Montreal. With the fourth-place finish,
Canada is set to once again be drawn with the United
States. They will also be joined by defending gold
medalists Finland as well as Slovakia and Germany. "For
guys coming back next year its good motivation," said
forward Curtis Lazar, who finished third in team scoring
with three goals and four assists in seven games. "Its
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tough tournament to win, thats the bottom line," Lazar
added. This Canadian team has 11 players that would be
eligible to play in next years tournament, including
Lazar. However, 17-year-olds Sam Reinhart and Aaron
Ekblad are projected to go first and second in the 2014
NHL Draft and their availability for next years team
would be questionable. It was a tough tournament for
Canada, as the team surrendered the first goal in all but
one of their games. But the bronze medal game saw a
better overall effort for Canada than the one they put
forth in the semifinal loss to Finland. "In this
particular game you could make a case that Team Canada
deserved a better fate but in the bigger picture of where
they finished in the tournament I dont think you could
say they deserved anything more than what they got, which
is a fourth-place finish," TSN Hockey Insider Bob
McKenzie said. "In a difficult game to play, they had
more emotion, they had more commitment and more chances
to score and generated a lot more than they did in the
semifinals against Finland, where they generated only
three shots in the third period," McKenzie added. The
tournament also saw head coach Brent Sutters perfect
World Junior record shattered after Canada lost its
preliminary round game to the Czech Republic 5-4 in a
shootout. Sutter had gone 6-0 and won gold in both his
previous coaching tenures in the 2005 tournament in
Vancouver and Kelowna and the 2006 tournament in Grand
Forks, North Dakota. McKenzie believes Canadas troubles
may have less to do with Canadas on-ice personnel and
more to do with the mental approach the team takes to the
high-profile competition, especially the knockout games.
"Its more along the lines of [being] terrified to lose
than [they] are determined to win," McKenzie observed of
three years worth of semifinal defeats. Fucale would also
acknowledge the weight of high expectations after the
defeat. "Here its all about results," said the 18-year-
old. "Canada expects more, we expect more from ourselves
and you know we didnt get it done."
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