article_snippet: All-Star will have surgery on All-Star ailing right foot next week and is expected to return to basketball activities in four to six months, according to Oklahoma City Thunder.
article_snippet: All-Star loss is a massive blow for a Oklahoma City Thunder team hanging onto the final playoff seed in the Western Conference, three games ahead of ninth-place Phoenix, with 10 games to play.
highlights_snippet: All-Star has been ruled out for rest of the season .
  
highlights_snippet: Most Valuable Player will have additional surgery on foot injury .
  