The Elephant in the room.

[Joemailman]

I agree its a concern and I hate having to pin hopes on people getting healthy.

But what do we actually know about Neal's surgey? Do we know it was cartilage or is everyone making a guess?

http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packe...130827948.html

The swelling didn't go down so Neal had arthroscopic surgery, performed by team physician Pat McKenzie.

"They saw that some cartilage had chipped out in my knee," Neal said. "They had to remove it. That cartilage is what was keeping my knee swollen and giving me the pain I was having. So they removed it and shaved down that part. Now, it's just about getting the fluid out."