
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SATURDAY, July 1, 1995                   TAG: 9507030140
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: B2   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: DOUG DOUGHTY
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Short

LAKERS' LYNCH SHOULD RECOVER

A complete recovery is the prognosis for Los Angeles Lakers forward George Lynch, who underwent surgery this week on his broken right foot.

The injury caused Lynch, a Roanoke native, to miss a 23-game stretch of the NBA regular season, although he played for the Lakers against San Antonio in the Western Conference playoffs.

Lynch, who played at the University of North Carolina, apparently aggravated the injury during strength and conditioning workouts in Chapel Hill, N.C. He will be in Roanoke for his annual camp July 10-14 at William Byrd High School.

Lynch, the Lakers' first-round pick in 1993, averaged 6.1 points and 3.3 rebounds this past season. He is expected to be close to 100 percent for the start of training camp in early October.

Keywords:
BASKETBALL

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