Allen Iverson Out With Calf Injury Until at Least Mid-March

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If Allen Iverson is returning to Turkey this season, it won't be until mid-March.



The former NBA star, who was playing for Besiktas in Istanbul before leaving the team three weeks ago due to a right calf injury, was evaluated Monday in Birmingham, Ala., by noted sports medicine specialist Dr. James Andrews.



While Iverson, 35, will not need surgery, he will require a prolonged period of rest due to what Andrews diagnosed as a calcium mass that developed from a direct blow. Iverson also will get an anti-inflammatory injection Tuesday.



"(Iverson) will not be able to return to professional basketball for some six to eight weeks or more this season,'' Andrews said in a statement sent out by Iverson's manager, Gary Moore. "At this point, it is certainly more important to get his calf healed and asymptomatic than it is to try to play with continued pain. We anticipate a full recovery and certainly anticipate him being able to resume a normal basketball career.''

 

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