Nick Young undergoes thumb surgery

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    Los Angeles Lakers guard Nick Young underwent surgery Monday to repair the torn radial collateral ligament in his right thumb and is expected to miss about eight weeks.

    Young suffered the injury while guarding Kobe Bryant during practice this past Thursday and had an MRI exam Friday that revealed the tear. The surgery was performed by Dr. Steven Shin of the Kerlan-Jobe Orthapaedic Clinic.

    "It hurts us, as far as that's a guy that we know that can come off the bench and provide instant offense for us," Lakers coach Byron Scott said Monday before the Lakers' preseason opener against the Denver Nuggets in San Diego. "Obviously, we're going to have to look elsewhere for that ... It hurts us.

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