Westbrook will miss 8-10 weeks total — or about 4-6 weeks of the regular season — after swelling was discovered in his right knee. The swelling required arthroscopic surgery and has pushed Westbrook’s expected return date back as late as Thanksgiving.
The Thunder are pointing to a “loose stitch,” which doesn’t do a whole lot for the reputation of the team’s hospital.
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Westbrook injured his knee in Game 2 of OKC’s first-round series against the Rockets. Kevin Durant and the Thunder managed to defeat Houston in six games, but fell to the Memphis Grizzlies in the second round.