after a teammate's knee put a dent in his face during a game against the portland trailblazers two days ago, oklahoma city thunder guard russell westbrook had successful facial surgery today the surgery repaired a fracture to the zygomatic arch of the nba star's right cheek westbrook, who is averaging 265 points, 81 assists and 68 rebounds in 45 games this season, is not expected to be sidelined for long scroll down for video  oklahoma city thunder guard russell westbrook (above) had successful facial surgery today in los angeles  the surgery repaired a fracture to the zygomatic arch bone of the popular nba star's right cheek  westbrook was injured when teammate andre roberson ran into him on friday night in portland (pictured) the 26 year old sustained the facial injury when his teammate andre roberson ran into him while trying to find a portland player to foul and stop the clock there were two and a half seconds remaining  when roberson kneed westbrook in the face and the thunder went on to lose 115 112 his surgery was performed by doctors at the osborne head and neck institute in los angeles, california the zygomatic arch bone separates the eye socket from the sinuses, according to espn the zygomatic arch bone separates the eye socket from the sinuses a medical expert said the surgery was needed because 'there are bacteria in the sinuses, so it is a bone that needs to be fixed' westbrook, 26, is averaging 265 points, 81 assists and 68 rebounds in 45 games for okc this season  medical analyst mark edickes said: 'there are bacteria in the sinuses, so it is a bone that needs to be fixed 'there are a lot of facial bones you may crack that don't need to be fixed 'the other thing is, it provides some contour to the cheek, so there is an issue of appearance as well' when he resumes playing, westbrook will probably wear a face mask westbrook did not play in okc's 108 101 win over the los angeles lakers earlier today he will be  re evaluated this week to determine when he can return to the court, although yahoo sports reported if westbrook 'had a playoff game, he could play' westbrook has recorded three straight triple doubles dj augustin started in place of westbrook against the lakers
okc thunder guard's andre roberson
surgery fixed fracture to zygomatic arch of okc thunder guard's  cheek  he was hurt when teammate andre roberson kneed him in the face  zygomatic arch bone separates the eye socket from the sinuses  the procedure was needed because there are bacteria in the sinuses 