Former Blue Devil and No. 10 overall pick in the 2012 NBA Draft Austin Rivers underwent a procedure on his right ankle to clean up some bone spurs.
The news was passed along in a tweet by Ben Golliver of blazersedge.com Friday afternoon, which can be found here.
Rivers was limited to just two games during the Las Vegas Summer League due to his leg woes. The guard is expected to be fully healthy in advance of the Hornets' training camp, where Rivers will be taxed with learned to play the point guard position at the NBA level.
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