Former Wichita State star Ron Baker is out for the remainder of the 2017-18 NBA season due to having to undergo shoulder surgery.
Baker’s injury happened during last Tuesday’s game against the Nets when he was inadvertently kicked by the Nets’ DeMarre Carroll. Baker suffered a shoulder dislocation and a torn labrum.
The Knicks guard will have to have arthroscopic shoulder stabilization surgery on his right shoulder on Wednesday.
The expected recovery time is four to six months, which causes Baker to miss the remainder of the season.
Baker averaged 13.3 minutes per game in the 2017-18 season and averaged 2.