Is the injury to Trevor Ariza a serious one?

Trevor Ariza, the number 3 forward for the Los Angeles Lakers is very popular for his heroics on the court. He had an impressive rookie season in 2004-05 and has been recently acquired by the Los Angeles Lakers in a trade off with the Orlando magic basketball team. He debuted for the Knicks as the youngest ever teenage player and stepped into the shoes of the legendary Carl Braun. The Lakers have a lot of hope on Trevor this season and an unfortunate incident during practice has caused a fracture on his right foot.

The Lakers forward player is now suffering from a fourth metatarsal fracture on his right foot and the examinations conducted by the foot specialist of the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopedic group, Dr. Ken Jung, reveals that Trevor Ariza will be out of action for about 7 to 8 weeks. Trevor was just settling down with his new team Los Angeles Lakers and unfortunately this serious injury has ruined his chances to play for the Lakers for about two months. Trevor Ariza has an average of 5.5 points in the NBA with 3.1 rebounds and also has 1.3 assists in 15.6 minutes.

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