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PHOENIX -- Phoenix Suns rookie Shawn Marion underwent
arthroscopic surgery on his left knee Thursday.
The team set no timetable for his return.
The Suns signed 6-foot-9 power forward Ben Davis to bolster its
depleted frontcourt. Davis had been playing for the Idaho Stampede
of the Contintental Basketball Association, averaging 18.4 points
and 7.5 rebounds per game.
Davis was an all-Pac-10 player at Arizona as a senior in 1996
and was a second-round draft pick of the Suns, the 43rd pick
overall. He played 20 games with Phoenix as a rookie and played
part of the last two seasons with the New York Knicks. He's played
in 35 NBA games, averaging 1.4 points and 1.3 rebounds per game.
Marion, a first-round draft pick who was starting before he was
hurt, was placed on the injured list Dec. 5 and had missed 10 games
while waiting for his sore knee to improve. Eventually, team doctor
Richard Emerson determined that surgery would be necessary.
Emerson removed loose cartilage from beneath Marion's left
kneecap. The 6-7 forward from UNLV has averaged 10.1 points and 5.7
rebounds per game.
The Suns also have Penny Hardaway on the injured list with a
sore right foot. He is eligible to return Jan. 4.
Tom Gugliotta remains on the active roster but has missed four
games after a seizure on the team bus in Portland last Friday
night. He might be back with the team on Sunday when the Suns are
home against Golden State.
Luc Longley has missed seven games with back spasms but was back
in uniform for the game against Dallas Thursday night.
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