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Horford, the Hawks' leading scorer and rebounder, suffered the injury in
the first overtime of Thursday night's 127-125 double-overtime win at
Cleveland. An examination on Friday in Atlanta revealed the complete tear
of the muscle. Horford explored his options before deciding on the surgery.
Hawks spokesman Garin Narain on Monday night confirmed plans for the surgery.
Horford is averaging 18.6 points and 8.4 rebounds per game in his seventh
season. He suffered a similar injury two years ago. He tore his left pectoral
muscle early in the 2011-12 season, when he played only 11 regular-season games before returning in the playoffs.
Narain said Horford would not return for the playoffs this season.
The loss of Horford could be difficult to overcome for the Hawks, who are
third in the Eastern Conference. The Hawks have split their first two games
without Horford, beating Charlotte before losing at Orlando on Sunday.
Elton Brand, normally a power forward, has started the last two games at
center but played fewer than 20 minutes in each game. He had only seven
points and two rebounds in 14 minutes against Orlando.
The playing time of Pero Antic is also likely to increase. Antic , a
6-foot-11 center from Yugoslavia, is averaging 3.6 points and 2.4 rebounds
in a reserve role.
短評或心得：這是Horford太低調，還是大家忙跨年，這消息居然都沒人發。簡單查了一下
，應該是右胸肌肉的撕裂傷，本季報銷。這下牽動老鷹本季的發展，是要透
過交易把Asik盤來代打，還是要現在拼觀念呢？