Late last night, the Boston Celtics pounded the Los Angeles Lakers with their signature defense and teamwork, and won their 17th NBA Finals Championship by almost 40 points. The regulars sat out for most of the 4th quarter, as everyone got their shot to contribute in stellar fashion. After the clock wound down to 0.0 seconds, the new Boston Garden erupted as the Big 3 (along with the rest of the team) finally got what they coveted not only after a long and memorable season, but long careers without a ring. As if nothing could top an emotional and huge night from Boston, MA, the world awoke this morning to the shocking news that Tiger Woods will miss the remainder of the 2008 PGA Tour Season, including the last two majors (British Open and PGA Championship). Tiger Woods revealed that he did not want to trump the efforts of the USGA's US Open, but their was some news he now needed to reveal. Apparently, after last year's British Open, Tiger ruptured his left ACL while running at his home in Florida, but continued to play the rest of that season and this season while obliterating his competition. Playing through pain through most of this year (including his runner-up finish at the 2008 Masters) he decided that he needed arthroscopic surgery in his left knee to clear up the cartilage damage caused by the ACL injury. Still in pain, he had planned to return in this year's Memorial Tournament, but a double-stress fracture in his left knee was also found. Determined to play through the pain, Tiger finally made his return in this past weekend's US Open at Torrey Pines. Looking back on the injuries now makes his accomplishments both this past weekend, as well as over the past year, all the more amazing. However, after the pain he experienced and the condition of his knee, he announced today that he needs to undergo reconstructive knee surgery on his left ACL, which will cause him to miss the remainder of the year. Tiger said in a statement: "While I am obviously disappointed to have to miss the remainder of the season, I have to do the right thing for my long-term health and look forward to returning to competitive golf when my doctors agree that my knee is sufficiently healthy. My doctors assure me with the proper rehabilitation and training, the knee will be strong and there will be no long-term effects."
Woods also said that he'd "like to thank his fans and partners for thier continual support and can assure everyone that I will be as dedicated to rehabilitating my knee as I am in all other aspects of my career." Best of luck to Tiger's surgery and recovery, and we'll will probably see him back on the golf course competing in next year's PGA Tour tournaments. Tiger's dramatic win at Torrey Pines gave him his 65th PGA Tour victory, and his 14th career major victory, just four behind all time leader Jack Nicklaus. You can read all about Tiger's injury at this ESPN.com article, or on Tiger's official website, tigerwoods.com.
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