Lakers’ Xavier Henry headed to New York, Germany for knee treatment

A full offseason to recover proved not enough for Lakers forward Xavier Henry to heal from a surgically repaired right knee. So Henry will travel to New York City and Germany for additional treatment, ensuring that will stay sidelined for the Lakers’ four remaining preseason games. The Lakers estimate Henry will return Oct. 24, four days before the Lakers’ season opener against the Houston Rockets at Staples Center.

Henry will see Dr. Keith Pyne in New York City for a second opinion. Henry will then see Dr. Jens Hartmann in Dusseldorf, Germany sometime next week and undergo Regenokine treatment, a non-invasive procedure that Kobe Bryant has undergone numerous times in recent seasons. The treatment will entail blood being removed from Henry’s knee and spun in a centrifuge. Doctors will then create a serum and inject it back into his knee to fight off proteins and molecules that cause inflammation.

Henry has stayed limited throughout all of training camp after having surgeries last April on both his left wrist and right knee, surgeries that sidelined him last season for 29 games. Although his left wrist had fully healed, Henry’s knee had not fully recovered. He also experienced back spasms that kept him out of practice until last week.

The Lakers have missed Henry’s athleticism and driving abilities after averaging 10 points and 2.7 rebounds on that skillset. Henry is one of many injured Lakers players, including Steve Nash (back spasms), Jeremy Lin (sprained left ankle), Nick Young (surgically repaired right thumb), Jordan Clarkson (strained left calf muscle) and Ryan Kelly (strained left hamstring). Lakers coach Byron Scott only anticipates Kelly will return for Sunday’s game against the Utah Jazz at Staples Center. Scott believes Clarkson could either return Tuesday against Phoenix in Anaheim or against Portland in Ontario.

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