Auburn Hills, UNITED STATES, August 7 (AP) - Detroit Pistons center Zeljko Rebraca has undergone successful surgery to correct the irregular heartbeat
that forced him to miss 50 games last season.
Rebraca, 31, is expected to be with the Pistons when the team begins
training camp in early October.
"We are very pleased that everything went according to plan with Zelly's
procedure," president of basketball operations Joe Dumars said
Thursday in a news release.
The procedure was performed by Dr. Fred Morady at University of Michigan
Hospital.
The 7-foot Rebraca had said in the spring that he was considering quitting
basketball if the irregular heartbeat could not be corrected.
Rebraca played in 30 games last season, averaging 6.6 points and 3.1
rebounds in 16.3 minutes.
He was named Europe's MVP in 1999 while playing for Benetton in Italy. He
also played for Partizan Belgrade and Panathinaikos in Greece. He won one
world and two European titles as a Yugoslav national team center.
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