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Caron Butler OUT for remainder of the year

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According to the Mavericks PR Staff, Caron Butler underwent surgery today to repair a ruptured right patellar tendon. The surgery was performed by team physician Dr. T.O. Souryal at Texas Sports Medicine. He is expected to miss the remainder of the season. In 29 games this season, Butler averaged 15.0 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.6 assists and 29.9 minutes. Be sure to check out MMB later full a recap of the situation, word from the Mavericks organization and what their next move could be.