Knicks Joakim Noah repotedly needs another surgery, this time on his shoulder
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Its safe to say the New York Knicks would like to have a do-over on signing center Joakim Noah to a $72 million deal last offseason. Three months after undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery, Noah will now have surgery for a torn rotator cuff a procedure that will require four to six months of rehabilitation, according to The Vertical.
The Knicks say team doctors have recommended offseason surgery but no decision has been made and a timetable for his return is still unknown.
This news comes on the heels of the league suspending the 32-year-old big man 20 games for using a banned substance. Noah served eight games of that suspension at the end of this season and will complete the rest once doctors deem him healthy for next season.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}This is just the latest example of the Knicks splashy offseason moves backfiring. Derrick Rose, whom New York acquired from Chicago in a trade, had season-ending knee surgery earlier this month.
Noah, who is still owed $54 million, averaged five points and 8.8 rebounds in 46 games for the Knicks.
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