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Indiana Pacers, Danny Granger, Injuries 

The Indiana Pacers announced that forward Danny Granger underwent successful surgery on his left knee Thursday morning at the Andrews Institute in Gulf Breeze, FL. The surgery was performed by Dr. James Andrews with assistance from Team Orthopedist Dr. Tim Hupfer. NBA.com

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“It’s tough to hear, especially when we know how Danny’s been battling it all year long and trying to get back healthy and back to 100 percent,” Pacers forward Paul George told HOOPSWORLD. “It’s tough. We all know where he’s at mentally as far as wanting to play. You definitely want to play. For us to be doing so well and having the year that we’re having, of course you want to be part of that. Of course you want to be a part of that and be on the court. Not that he’s not a part of it now, but there’s really so much that Danny brings that we really could have used come playoff time.” HoopsWorld

Indiana Pacers, Paul George, Danny Granger, Injuries 

Indiana Pacers forward Danny Granger will miss the rest of the season to undergo surgery on his left knee, the team announced Thursday. The decision was made after all conservative treatment options couldn't alleviate the soreness Granger has been suffering due to patellar tendinosis. After consultation between Granger, the Pacers' medical staff and Dr. James Andrews, surgery became the preferred option, according to the release. Dr. Christopher Kaeding, who has not examined Granger and was talking about the injury in general, told The Star last week that surgery is an option but that it doesn't have a "slam dunk-high success rate." USA Today Sports

Indiana Pacers, Danny Granger, Injuries 

"It seriously is a difficult problem to deal with," said Kaeding, an orthopedic surgeon at Ohio State University Sports Medicine. "There's probably 15 or 20 treatments people use to quiet it down. The fact that there's so many treatments tells you not one of them works great. If one was great, the other 19 would go away." Granger originally injured his knee during the playoff series against Miami last season. He tweaked it again while working out in Los Angeles over the summer. He had a platelet-rich plasma procedure done late in September. USA Today Sports

Indiana Pacers, Danny Granger, Injuries 

With only 11 games remaining, Granger’s games to return are numbered this season. Already absent in over 92 percent of games this year, he can’t afford any kind of setback. Nor can the team. Whenever he returns – which could come as soon as Wednesday in Houston – this is it for him. “I think so,” Vogel agreed. “If he re-injures it or it flares up really bad again, then you got to look at some alternatives. I don’t want to use the term ‘shutting him down,’ but you’re at that time. We’re definitely hoping that we don’t have any setbacks.” Pacers.com

Indiana Pacers, Danny Granger, Injuries 

Danny Granger has been cleared to resume basketball activities, Pacers coach Frank Vogel said prior to Monday’s game at Cleveland. A sore left knee has caused Granger to miss all but five of the Pacers’ 66 games this season. “We sort of took him off his feet for a little while, so to speak, (but) he’s resumed activity,” Vogel said. “He’ll put in a lot of individual work this week, and practice time when we have practice. We’ll see where he’s at toward the end of the week.” fanmonster.com

Indiana Pacers, Danny Granger, Injuries 

Mike Wells: Danny Granger (knee) has been cleared to resume activities. He won't play this in the 4 games this week, but will practice this week. Twitter

Indiana Pacers, Danny Granger, Injuries 

Mike Wells: Vogel said Granger (knee) will be out the next 3 games and be evaluated at the end of the week. Twitter

Indiana Pacers, Danny Granger, Injuries 

Alex Kennedy: One source said the Jazz and Pacers discussed deal that would've swapped Paul Millsap and Alec Burks for Danny Granger and Lance Stephenson. Twitter @AlexKennedyNBA

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Marc J. Spears: Pacers say an MRI showed that forward Danny Granger has no new damage to his sore left knee and he will be re-evaluated in a week. Twitter @SpearsNBAYahoo

Indiana Pacers, Danny Granger, Injuries 

The Pacers did not practice Monday, but not even an extra day off was enough to get Granger back on the court for practice Tuesday. When asked if there’s any possibility of shutting down Granger for the rest of the season, Vogel said, “(We’re) not anywhere near that. Hopefully we don’t have to cross that bridge. I don’t think we have to.” Indianapolis Star

Indiana Pacers, Danny Granger, Injuries 

Granger only played eight minutes against the Bulls because of soreness in his left knee, the same knee that caused him to miss most of this season. He went scoreless, missing all three shots he attempted. Granger played 10 minutes in the first half against the Toronto Raptors on Friday before being shutdown with “above average soreness” in his knee. Indianapolis Star

Indiana Pacers, Danny Granger, Injuries 

These guys – led first and foremost by George and Granger – actually really like each other. “I think the biggest deal about it is the assumptions since I was coming back that there’d be a competition between us, when it’s actually the opposite,” Granger says. “The way he can break defenses down, the way he can create, I can just stand, catch and shoot, drive – it makes my job easier. He’s coming in at such a young age – he’s 22 now – I’m going to be 30 in a month and a half. FOXSports.com

Indiana Pacers, Paul George, Danny Granger 

“So I’m about to have a mid-life crisis,” Granger says. George laughs at him. “So I’m 30, you know, I have no problem – I’ve been in the league eight years – I have no problem passing the mantle to him, to leave the team to Roy and George.” Granger looks at George, right in the eye. “Those guys really, even David, those are the nucleus of this team. I’m getting older now, and the fact that we drafted Roy, then we drafted PG, I was drafted here, Lance Stephenson was drafted here, Tyler was drafted here. My whole team I watched get drafted. I’ve watched all of them grow. So I have no problem passing the mantle. At all.” FOXSports.com

Indiana Pacers, Paul George, Danny Granger, Lance Stephenson 

The Pacers are taking a game-to-game approach in determining how many minutes Granger will play. “As far as leading the team in scoring, that doesn’t matter to me,” Granger said. “I’ve done that. I just want to win. It doesn’t matter how I score. David and Paul have been hand in and hand together in leading the team. We started off slow, but David kind of carried us, then Paul carried us up through the All-Star Game. You can’t say enough about what they’ve done.” Indianapolis Star

Indiana Pacers, Danny Granger 

David Aldridge: Among those mentioned in possible trades, told definitively that Danny Granger not going anywhere, and DeJuan Blair likely to stay put, too. Twitter @daldridgetnt

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Peter Vecsey: This just in: Despite what you've read or heard, Danny Granger is not available. Pacers are running the keeper play. Twitter @PeterVecsey1

Indiana Pacers, Trade, Danny Granger 

Alex Kennedy: In response to the executive who said that Danny Granger may be traded, Pacers GM Kevin Pritchard said, "That executive would be wrong!!!" Twitter @AlexKennedyNBA

Indiana Pacers, Trade, Danny Granger 

Now, the Pacers seem willing to trade Granger if the right offer comes along. One executive made it clear that Granger could be dealt in the next 24 hours because the Pacers no longer view him as untouchable. HoopsWorld

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