MIAMI, FL – MAY 01: Kemba Walker #15 of the Charlotte Hornets looks on during Game Seven of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals of the 2016 NBA Playoffs against the Miami Heat at American Airlines Arena on May 1, 2016 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)

One day after his 26th birthday, Charlotte Hornets guard Kemba Walker had surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee. Knee surgery doesn’t exactly sound like the most exciting birthday gift, but a healthy left knee will probably give him reason to celebrate.

The Hornets announced Monday morning that the fifth-year guard is expected to resume basketball activities in early July. What isn’t known is how long Walker was playing with the injured knee. If he was struggling with the injury for any extended span of time, it wasn’t apparent from his performance. There was no noticeable dropoff in his numbers in terms of minutes played or production at the end of the regular season, if that’s when he sustained the torn meniscus.

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