Warriors guard De’Anthony Melton undergoes season-ending knee surgery
Warriors guard De’Anthony Melton undergoes season-ending knee surgery
Golden State Warriors guard De’Anthony Melton, left, passes the ball away from Oklahoma City Thunder forward Chet Holmgren, right, during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Nate Billings)
Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, left, drives in front of Golden State Warriors guard De’Anthony Melton (8) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Nate Billings)
From left, Golden State Warriors’ Trayce Jackson-Davis, De’Anthony Melton and Stephen Curry react to a fourth quarter basket by Jonathan Kuminga during the Warriors’ 104-89 win over the New Orleans Pelicans during an NBA game at Chase Center in San Francisco, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. (Scott Strazzante/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, right, drives against Golden State Warriors guard De’Anthony Melton (8) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Nate Billings)
Golden State Warriors guard De’Anthony Melton, left, passes the ball away from Oklahoma City Thunder forward Chet Holmgren, right, during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Nate Billings)
Golden State Warriors guard De’Anthony Melton, left, passes the ball away from Oklahoma City Thunder forward Chet Holmgren, right, during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Nate Billings)
Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, left, drives in front of Golden State Warriors guard De’Anthony Melton (8) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Nate Billings)
Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, left, drives in front of Golden State Warriors guard De’Anthony Melton (8) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Nate Billings)
From left, Golden State Warriors’ Trayce Jackson-Davis, De’Anthony Melton and Stephen Curry react to a fourth quarter basket by Jonathan Kuminga during the Warriors’ 104-89 win over the New Orleans Pelicans during an NBA game at Chase Center in San Francisco, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. (Scott Strazzante/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
From left, Golden State Warriors’ Trayce Jackson-Davis, De’Anthony Melton and Stephen Curry react to a fourth quarter basket by Jonathan Kuminga during the Warriors’ 104-89 win over the New Orleans Pelicans during an NBA game at Chase Center in San Francisco, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. (Scott Strazzante/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, right, drives against Golden State Warriors guard De’Anthony Melton (8) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Nate Billings)
Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, right, drives against Golden State Warriors guard De’Anthony Melton (8) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Nate Billings)
Golden State Warriors guard De’Anthony Melton underwent season-ending knee surgery Wednesday in Los Angeles.
The team announced Melton had the procedure for a partially torn left anterior cruciate ligament that he injured Nov. 12 against Dallas.
Tests showed that surgery was the best option, the Warriors said Nov. 20 when providing an update on Melton’s status. Melton, who has also dealt with a troublesome back, had been a projected backcourt starter alongside Stephen Curry with Klay Thompson’s departure to the Mavericks.
Melton will begin rehabilitation on his knee in the coming weeks and is expected to make a full recovery ahead of the 2025-26 season, the team said.
The 26-year-old Melton played six games with two starts, averaging 10.3 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.8 assists in 20.2 minutes. He also sat out five contests with a strained lower back.
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