CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Hornets center Al Jefferson has a knee injury and is expected to miss at least six weeks.
The team says Jefferson will undergo arthroscopic surgery Thursday to fix a tear in the lateral meniscus of his right knee. It announced Jefferson's injury after tipoff for its game against the Los Angeles Clippers.
Jefferson sat out Wednesday night's game for what coach Steve Clifford said was ''some discomfort'' in his right knee. Clifford said Jefferson underwent an MRI on Wednesday afternoon to determine what the problem was.
Jefferson had just returned to the Hornets' lineup after missing 11 games - six for a strained groin muscle, and five more on suspension for violating the league's drug policy.