1.   Alou had arthroscopic knee surgery in February and is out at least until August.

2.   And injured point guard Nick Van Exel made an early return Sunday from arthroscopic knee surgery.

3.   And it appears that if he progresses sufficiently from arthroscopic knee surgery two months ago, Eric Wynalda will be favored ahead of Wegerle and Brian McBride at forward.

4.   Another center, Bobby Holik, missed his second consecutive game with a sore knee, and defenseman Scott Niedermayer missed his fifth game following arthroscopic knee surgery.

5.   Another player who recently underwent arthroscopic knee surgery is Banning tailback Chris Howard, who will enter USC in the fall.

6.   Arthroscopic knee surgery led to a redshirt season as a sophomore, but the year off of rest, weight lifting and conditioning were a blessing in disguise.

7.   Arthroscopic knee surgery no doubt had robbed him of speed and explosiveness.

8.   Because of injuries to Oakley and Patrick Ewing, who spent the preseason recovering from arthroscopic knee surgery, the Knicks did not practice with their normal intensity.

9.   Before the Magic announced that he would need arthroscopic knee surgery, many believed Hardaway could have challenged Michael Jordan for the scoring title.

10.   Bozeman struggled early and is now out until at least Christmas after undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery last week.