Indiana Pacers centre Jeff Foster will miss the rest of the season with a back injury.
The Pacers announced Monday that Foster will have surgery after the NBA all-star break.
He is expected to be ready for training camp in the fall.
The six-foot-11 Foster has played in 16 games this season and averaged 3.1 points and 5.1 rebounds per game.
The 10-year veteran is fourth in Pacers' history in games, played with 697.
The Pacers also are without rookie forward Tyler Hansbrough, who has been out since Jan. 16 with an inner ear infection and isn't even allowed to work out.
Umpire Joyce touched by support
Umpire Jim Joyce, who famously blew a call that cost Detroit pitcher Armando Galarraga a perfect game, said Friday on NBC's Today show that he's impressed with all of the support he's got since his blunder.
Fantasy Hockey: Super sleepers
In this week's edition of CBCSports.ca's Fantasy Hockey 1-on-1, we debate our end-of-season awards for most valuable player and least valuable player, and name the most likely candidates to be the best sleeper picks for 2010-11.
Kim, Rochette skate and nation build
They call ladies figure skating the marquee event of the Winter Olympics, and in Vancouver there was star power and poignancy.
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