Does it really pay to be an NBA Superstar these days?  We usually look forward to the epic battles between the NBA's elite; Magic Vs Bird, Jordan Vs Drexler, Shaq Vs Duncan.  But with the current stars dropping like flies, including young phenoms Allen Iverson, Vince Carter and Tracy McGrady, what do we have to look forward to?

Vince Carter will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his right knee early next week in Toronto, the Raptors announced Friday. He will miss the team?s Friday night game in Cleveland and Sunday?s home game with Washington prior to the surgery.

Carter has battled a knee problem since early February, and it grew progressively worse during the past month. Doctors have determined the condition of Carter?s right knee has continued to deteriorate and have recommended surgery.

Allen Iverson broke his finger Friday night, and will be out for four to six weeks. This means the Sixers would enter the playoffs without their star player who they were hoping would lead them back to the finals.

Iverson hurt his hand in the first quarter of the Sixers game against Boston, but played through it until half time. Said fellow guard Eric Snow, "He told me it was broken as soon as it happened. He kept telling me it was broken and this was before he hit the two threes. That just shows you the grit."

Eric Snow and Derrick Coleman, who missed the last game with a hyperextended left knee that may have a cartilage tear, led the Sixers in the second half as they beat Boston 96-91 for their fifth straight road victory.

Third time lucky?  Certainly not as Orlando superstar Tracy McGrady had to be removed from the court on a stretcher in the Magic's 106-92 loss to the Charlotte Hornets.

McGrady landed awkwardly on his left leg, wrenching his back in the process after being met at the basket by Hornet Robert Traylor.  McGrady laid face-down on the floor for more than 10 minutes due to painful back spasms before being strapped to a stretcher and immediately taken to Florida Hospital.  According to John Denton of Florida Today McGrady had a Magnetic Resonance Imaging test late Friday night to see if his back suffered any structural damage.

"Any time a player goes down and stays down you hold your breath," Magic general manager John Gabriel said. "All the worst scenarios flash in your head. But we know that Tracy is a very resilient guy and we'll just have to wait and see what the doctors say."