UCLA senior forward James Keefe will be
sidelined for 4-6 weeks after suffering a left shoulder injury on Tuesday
night.
The results of Keefe's MRI were negative, but there was some instability to
the joint.
The 6-foot-8, 238-pounder averaged 3.0 points and 3.4 rebounds last season for
the Bruins. He is one of three seniors on UCLA's 2009-10 roster.
"We are very relieved that the injury isn't going to be a long-term one," UCLA
head coach Ben Howland said. "Everything looks to be intact and we are very
happy for him and for the team."
Keefe had surgery to repair a torn labrum in the same shoulder on August 10,
2007. That injury kept him out for the first 12 games of the 2007-08 season.
UCLA opens the season with a home contest against Cal State Fullerton on
November 16.
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