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Atlanta Hawks center Onyeka Okongwu had surgery July 21 to repair a torn labrum in his right shoulder, ESPN reported.

Sports medicine physician K.J. Kenneth-Nwosa, MD, has been named head team physician for University of Texas at San Antonio Athletics and assistant professor in the orthopedics department at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.

A former basketball player for Seton Hall sued the school, coach and an athletic trainer, alleging he was misdiagnosed with an ankle injury when he had a lateral meniscal tear, according to USA Today.

Kurt Spindler, MD, of the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Westin, Fla., was named the 50th president of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, according to a July announcement.

A leadership appointment and three more updates from the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine in 2021:

Robert Arceiro, MD, chief of sports medicine at Farmington-based UConn Health, has been inducted into the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's hall of fame, according to a July 14 news release.

Standardizing biologics research in sports medicine is one of the most important issues Alexis Colvin, MD, of New York City-based Mount Sinai is paying attention to.

Neal ElAttrache, MD, operated on UFC lightweight Conor McGregor on July 11.

Several orthopedic surgeons and sports medicine specialists are playing a role in the 2021 Olympics with Team USA.

Nathan Skelley, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health, has been selected to serve on the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine council of delegates.