Butler out for season after knee surgery

Butler out for season after knee surgery

Published Jan. 4, 2011 2:44 p.m. ET

The team announced the news hours after the 30-year-old swingman underwent the surgery at the hands of team doctor T.O. Souryal at Texas Sports Medicine. Butler was in good spirits prior to the surgery, posting a picture of himself smiling in a hospital bed wearing a hospital cap and gown.

He also tweeted a message minutes before the operation that read,

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