The worst fears of the Kings were realized Friday evening when an MRI on All-Star power forward Chris Webber revealed a knee injury that might put him out for the playoffs
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The magnetic resonance imaging test done Friday showed a tear in the back of the outside meniscus in Webber's left knee. He'll miss at least the rest of the Western Conference playoff series against the Dallas Mavericks and probably any subsequent series.

Kings team physician Richard Marder said Friday that arthroscopic surgery likely would be required to repair the injury, but that Webber wants to try to rehabilitate the knee and possibly return to action before the end of the 2003 NBA playoffs.