Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving will have shoulder surgery and miss the remainder of the season, Nets GM Sean Marks announced Thursday.
Earlier Thursday reports surfaced that Irving was planning on undergoing a right-shoulder procedure after re-aggravating his injury earlier this week. Irving consulted a specialist this week and opted for the season-ending procedure.
Irving has already missed 26 games as a result of the shoulder injury and received a cortisone shot around two months ago for the injury.
Previously, Irving said he couldn't "really lift my shoulder to get up in that jump shot position" as a result of the injury.