Luol Deng Undergoes Surgery
- Updated: May 5, 2017
According to Bill Oram of the Orange County Register, Los Angeles Lakers forward Luol Deng has underwent surgery to repair a pectoral muscle.
Lakers announce Luol Deng had surgery to repair a pectoral muscle. Maybe that injury explains why he was so low on their pec-ing order?
— Bill Oram (@billoram) May 3, 2017
The Lakers reported the news on their official Twitter account.
OFFICIAL: Luol Deng underwent successful surgery this morning to repair his right pectoral muscle. https://t.co/5BmJ8Ibk5h
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) May 3, 2017
Deng signed with the Lakers this offseason for four years worth $72 million dollars. Last season with the Lakers Deng played in 56 games starting in 49 of them.
He averaged a career low 7.6 points per game. Los Angeles will look to improve their team this offseason as Magic Johnson and Luke Walton will try and right the ship.
The next date for the Lakers is the NBA Draft Lottery where they will find out the fate of their pick.
As more information surfaces on the Lakers and their offseason we will keep you up to date.
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