The Sacramento Kings preseason depth chart took a hit on Friday as backup small forward Trevor Ariza was ruled out of the final two exhibition games. The 34-year-old had a procedure on his back to remove a lipoma.
A lipoma is a lump under the skin that occurs due to an overgrowth of fat cells, which doctors consider to be benign tumors. If they go untreated for long enough, they can cause pain, complications, and other symptoms.
Thoughts and well wishes are certainly with Ariza as he recovers, but the show must go on for the Kings who find themselves suddenly thin at the wing position.