Lakers forward Luol Deng had successful surgery on Wednesday morning to repair an injury to his right pectoral muscle, the Lakers announced.
Deng suffered the injury while working out in the offseason. It did not affect him during the season. He went home a few hours after the outpatient surgery, and he expects to be healthy well before the start of training camp in the final week of September.
Last summer Deng signed a four-year, $72-million contract with the Lakers, making him the team’s highest-paid player.
Deng played in 56 games, starting 49 of them. The Lakers replaced Deng with rookie Brandon Ingram in the starting lineup on Feb.