Jason Dragoo, MD, performed a knee arthroscopy on Denver Nuggets forward Greg Whittington, the team reported Jan. 19.
Mr. Whittington was on a two-way contract with the team. He'll be evaluated in four to six weeks.
Dr. Dragoo performed the procedure at the UCHealth Inverness Orthopedics and Spine Surgery Center in Englewood, Colo.
Dr. Dragoo is an orthopedic surgeon at University of Colorado Medicine in Aurora. He primarily practices out of the UCHealth Steadman Hawkins Clinic Denver in Englewood.
He is the head team physician for the Denver Nuggets and a team physician for the Denver Broncos.