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Heat announce that Mario Chalmers has surgery on knee

Published Jun. 1, 2015 4:34 a.m. ET

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Be honest: You kind of forgot about Mario Chalmers amid all of the chaos in the Miami Heat's season, didn't you? It's okay if you did; you're almost definitely not alone. But Chalmers has been one of the few steady presences in Miami lately, and that kind of consistency is even more glaring now that even Dwyane Wade is having a bit of a bumpy ride with the Heat in his contract negotiations.

Unfortunately for Chalmers and the Heat, all of that reliability is going to be sidelined for the summer, as the team announced that the point guard underwent surgery on his right knee to repair an inflamed plica on Friday. He is expected to be back for training camp.

OFFICIAL: Mario Chalmers underwent an arthroscopic procedure today to repair an inflamed Plica in his right knee. pic.twitter.com/1xKuAKTdlJ
— Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) May 29, 2015

For those curious, AthleticAdvisor.com defines a plica as, "... a thin wall of fibrous tissue that are extensions of the synovial capsule of the knee. During fetal development, the knee is divided into three (3) separate compartments. As the fetus develops these compartments develop into one large protective cavity (synovial membrane). The majority of people have remnants of these three cavities referred to as a plica."

In other words ... get well soon!

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