Former University of Oklahoma basketball All-American Wayman Tisdale says he is being treated for cancer and expects "a complete recovery."

A malignant mass was found below his right knee after he fell down a flight of stairs and broke his leg Feb. 8 at his home in Los Angeles, said Tisdale, who also has a home in Tulsa.

Because of the injury, the cancer was found.

"It's just one of those bad deals, you know," Tisdale said. "But I actually thank God for the broken leg."