Renowned sports medicine surgeon Neal ElAttrache, MD, of Los Angeles-based Kerlan-Jobe Institute, performed the procedure on the 20-year-old basketball player.
Mr. Okongwu is expected to be sidelined for about six months.
Dr. ElAttrache has operated on several high-profile athletes this year, including UFC lightweight Conor McGregor, golfer Brooks Koepka and Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Dustin May.
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