SAN ANTONIO – Spurs forward David Lee will not need surgery to repair his injured left patellar tendon, his agent Mark Bartelstein confirmed Saturday.
Lee suffered the injury in the first quarter of Game 3 of the West finals against Golden State and did not play in Game 4.
Lee is expected to be able to resume basketball activities in six to eight weeks.
“No surgery,” Bartelstein said. “It’s all good. He should be just fine.”
Lee, 33, has a player option on his $1.6 million salary next season. He averaged 7.3 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.