Tyler Lydon has undergone arthroscopic knee surgery today, the Denver Nuggets confirmed via press release. Lydon, Denver’s 2017 first round pick, injured his knee Wednesday, January 24th playing for the Rio Grande Valley Vipers. Lydon was averaging 12.6 points and 8.5 rebounds per game in 15 G League appearances for the Vipers.
ESPN’S Adrian Wojnarowksi gives the timetable of four months, which indicates a meniscus repair.
Denver Nuggets forward Tyler Lydon's left knee surgery will sideline him for four months, league source tells ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) January 26, 2018
There’s no on-record confirmation of that yet, though both BSN Denver and Mile High Sports are reporting it, nor that it is the only injured part of the knee, but proceeding on that basis the meniscus is a cartilaginous pad in the knee that acts as a shock absorber, essentially.