Joe Stevens of the Los Angeles Daily News reports that the Clippers injury woes just got worse. They learned Tuesday that Corey Maggette will need surgery on his right knee and will miss 4-6 weeks.

An MRI showed that Maggette had been playing on a partially torn lateral meniscus cartilage in his right knee and surgery is a must. He had started 14 games for the Clippers this season but the knee finally appeared to bother him in the past two games, when he shot a combined 3 of 19 for 10 points.

The loss of Maggette, combined with Lamar Odom?s prolonged absence with a sore right ankle means that guards Eric Piatkowski and Marco Jaric will get more minutes as small forwards. "It's the same way we'll approach it without Lamar," coach Alvin Gentry said. "We can sit here and whine about it, but that's no good. Injuries are a part of the game."

Maggette first showed swelling in the knee on November 3rd but He played 11 games with the injury. He will likely undergo arthroscopic surgery by the end of the week. "I think he pushed it to the point of losing his effectiveness," Gentry said. "And one thing about Corey, if he says he's hurt, then he's really hurt."