The Dallas Mavericks' hopes to make the playoffs were dealt a major blow Monday when an MRI revealed that forward Chandler Parsons had a torn meniscus in his right knee that required arthroscopic surgery.
But it’s just a minor hiccup for the long-term plans of Parsons and the franchise.
This injury is nowhere near as severe as the cartilage damage in the same knee that Parsons suffered last spring, leading to hybrid microfracture surgery and a difficult rehab process that stretched well into this season. Sources say the scope on Parsons' knee is expected to be "a clean-up," not a full repair of the meniscus, and that he could resume basketball activities within six weeks.