Battier and Alston have surgery

Houston Rockets forward Shane Battier and guard Rafer Alston each had surgery on Friday. Battier underwent arthroscopic surgery to remove bone spurs in his left ankle. Alston's procedure involved repairing ligament and tendon damage in his right ankle. The surgeries were performed by Rockets team physician Tom Clanton. "Both procedures went well," Clanton said. "Shane just needed to have a few bone spurs removed from around his left ank

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