<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">SEATTLE (AP) -- Seattle SuperSonics' All-Star guard Ray Allen will miss the rest of the regular season after deciding to undergo surgery for bone spurs in his left ankle. "It makes sense for Ray to go forward and have the surgery," Sonics' general manager Rick Sund said on Sunday. "He's been playing with pain for some time now, and all parties involved agree that this is what is best for Ray in the long run." Allen missed the last two games as the pain and discomfort in the ankle increased, and went to Los Angeles on Friday to meet with Dr. Richard Ferkel, a noted specialist on ankle injuries. Allen has been bothered by the bone spurs since early February, but didn't reveal until March 1 that the ankle was a problem. Allen, who missed nine games in December with a bone bruise in his right foot, averaged a career-high 26.4 points in 55 games this season. He scored a career-high 54 points on Jan. 12 against Utah and scored 30 or more points 18 times.</div> Link Ask not what you can do for your Kevin Durant, but what your Kevin Durant can do for you.
To be honest I'm surprised that he tested his ankles in the first place. I thought that he would have shut it down three weeks ago. This season has given Clay all the ammunition to blow this franchise up. No way in hell that Sweet Lew is going to be offered a near max deal. Bob Hill will be let go, as probably will Rick Sund. I don't think that there is more of an apathetic franchise than the Sonics. If they can get the top pick in this draft it will do wonders for generating enthusiasm for the Sonics -- wherever they will be playing in the foreseeable future.
This is where the league steps in - there is no franchise that needs a top two pick in this draft more than the Sonics. Well, I can dream, bet it will be pick eight and a project centre again.