STOUDEMIRE OUT FOR SEASON

The Phoenix Suns had hoped that if Amare Stoudemire recovered quickly enough from surgery to repair a torn retina, he could return to the team for the playoffs, if it qualified. That hope was dashed Thursday, when the doctor who performed Stoudemire's surgery ruled out any return at all this season, playoffs included. Of course the injury happened against my Clippers!

"It's very difficult to explain to anyone how serious this is," Dr. Pravin Dugel said, according to The Arizona Republic. "It's more serious than any knee or ankle surgery. The healing is excruciatingly slow and delicate." It had originally been hoped that Stoudemire could recover enough to resume activity in eight weeks but Dugel said the recovery could take months, according to the report, Stoudemire is not even allowed to attend Suns home games, due to the danger any jarring could pose.