Skinner Out For 6 Weeks

What a huge blow this is. The Bucks' frontcourt was so much better with
Smith and Skinner, but now it's going to be a very rough road for the next 6
weeks.

MILWAUKEE (Nov. 4) -- Milwaukee Bucks forward Brian Skinner will have
arthroscopic surgery on his left knee and is expected to be sidelined for up to
six weeks.
The Bucks placed Skinner on the injured list Tuesday. He is scheduled to
have surgery Thursday to remove loose cartilage in his knee.
Skinner averaged 11.3 points, 8.3 rebounds and a team-high 3.3 blocks as a
starter in the Bucks' three games Bucks this season.
Signed as a free agent in July, Skinner spent last season with Philadelphia,
averaging 6.0 points and 4.8 rebounds in 18.0 minutes in 77 games, while
shooting 55 percent from the field.
Skinner spend his first three seasons with the Los Angeles Clippers,
appearing in only 93 games. He appeared in 65 games for the Cleveland Cavaliers
in 2001-02.