PHOENIX (AP) - Suns center Robin Lopez will have surgery to repair a broken bone in his left foot and is expected to miss six to eight weeks.Lopez broke his fifth metatarsal - the long bone on the outside of his foot that connects to the little toe - in the second half of the team's intrasquad scrimmage Saturday in San Diego.
Team officials say the procedure to insert a screw in Lopez's foot will be performed Tuesday at St. Joseph's Hospital in Phoenix.
Lopez, picked 15th by the Suns in 2008, averaged 3 points and 2 rebounds in 60 games as a rookie last season.
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PHOENIX (AP) - Suns center Robin Lopez will have surgery to repair a broken bone in his left foot and is expected to miss six to eight weeks.Lopez broke his fifth metatarsal - the long bone on the outside of his foot that connects to the little toe - in the second half of the team's intrasquad scrimmage Saturday in San Diego.
