Los Angeles Lakers centre Andrew Bynum is expected to play a limited role in pre-season training after having successful arthroscopic knee surgery yesterday.
Bynum, who won his second NBA championship ring last month, had surgery in New York to repair a tear of the lateral meniscus in his right knee, the team said in a statement.
The seven-foot centre is expected make a full recovery by the start of the regular season.
Bynum suffered the injury in the first round of the playoffs against Oklahoma City in April but he continued to play.
He had his knee drained twice during the playoffs and was with the team when they clinched their 16th championship with a Game Seven victory over the Boston Celtics.
While opting to postpone surgery, Bynum averaged 8.6 points and 6.9 rebounds after starting each of the team's 23 postseason games.
Lakers training camp is scheduled to begin on Sept. 25 before the team travels to Europe to play exhibition games in Barcelona and London.
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