Ray Allen's season may be headed for an early conclusion.
Seattle's All-Star guard sat out Wednesday night with continued pain and discomfort from bone spurs in his left ankle, and indicated before the game against Washington that season-ending surgery is becoming more of an option.
The SuperSonics said Allen is day-to-day, and Damien Wilkins started in Allen's place.
Allen has been bothered by the ankle since early February, but missed just one game in the last two months -- when he sat out against the Los Angeles Clippers on March 1 and finally revealed the injury.
Surgery to remove the spurs is the likely solution to Allen's pain, and that may happen before the season ends.
"I think that's the next issue, just talking about that, putting myself in that situation where I have surgery early. Possibly," Allen said before Wednesday's game.
Allen is seeking a second opinion from a specialist at Duke University, referred to him by his agent.