31.   Sacramento Kings guard Sarunas Marciulionis, who expects to play for Lithuania in the Olympics, had arthroscopic surgery Wednesday to remove loose cartilage from his right knee.

32.   Stockton, who has missed only four games during his entire NBA career, had arthroscopic surgery Monday night to remove loose cartilage from his left knee.

33.   The best outcome would have been for the surgery to reveal loose cartilage or bone fragments that could be easily removed.

34.   Thomas, who had loose cartilage removed from the knee, is expected to miss at least six weeks.

35.   Ward will undergo surgery Monday to remove loose cartilage from his right knee.

36.   Barkley will have arthroscopic surgery to repair loose cartilage in his left knee on Thursday.

37.   Faulk underwent arthroscopy on his left knee to remove loose cartilage.

38.   Kruk will have arthoscopic surgery to remove loose cartilage from the joint.

39.   Ratliff played just two games this season and underwent surgery to remove loose cartilage from his right hip in November.

40.   Sacramento Kings guard Sarunas Marciulionis underwent minor arthroscopic surgery on his right knee on Wednesday to remove loose cartilage.