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Feb 23 (The Sports Xchange) - The Memphis Grizzlies announced Tuesday that center Marc Gasol underwent successful surgery on Saturday to repair a fracture in his right foot and will not return this season. Gasol finished the year with averages of 16.6 points, 7.0 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.35 blocks in 34.4 minutes in 52 games. "Marc remains a cornerstone of our franchise and we are pleased to hear that the surgery went according to plan," Grizzlies general manager Chris Wallace said. Gasol is believed to have been injured in a Feb. 8 game against Portland. --- Minnesota Timberwolves center Nikola Pekovic remains sidelined as he continues recovering from surgery to his right Achilles. The former first-round pick had surgery on April 8, 2015, and was able to return to action on Jan. 6 against Denver. He played in 12 games and averaged 4.5 points and 1. 8 rebounds. But he has been inactive the past eight games and the team confirmed that he will remain out indefinitely. --- Forward DeJuan Blair was a member of the Phoenix Suns for less than five days. As expected, the seven-year veteran was released Monday after being acquired from the Washington Wizards in a deal that involved forward Markieff Morris last Thursday. In addition to Blair, the Suns acquired forward Kris Humphries and a protected first-round draft pick for Morris. Blair averaged 2.1 points and two rebounds in 29 games for the Wizards this season. For his career, Blair has averaged 6.8 points and 5.1 rebounds per game. --- After Cleveland Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving was bitten by bed bugs during the weekend in Oklahoma City, Hilton Hotels has apologized. Irving played only nine minutes in Sunday's game against the Oklahoma City Thunder after he said he got only three hours of sleep because of his encounter with the bugs on his pillow at the Skirvin Hilton forced him onto a couch, leading to tightness in his back. The Hilton chain said in a statement that health inspectors found no other signs of bed bugs in Irving's suite or adjacent rooms and that it was sorry about the inconvenience. The Cavaliers had said Sunday that Irving was suffering from flu-like symptoms, forcing him to leave the game. (Editing by Larry Fine) ))