Pistons center Jahlil Okafor has surgery on left knee

<p>DETROIT &mdash; The Detroit Pistons said Wednesday that center Jahlil Okafor had left knee surgery and is expected to miss six to eight weeks.</p>
<p>The team said the procedure was to clean the lateral meniscus.</p>
<p>The Pistons acquired Okafor this past offseason, and he averaged 4.3 points and 10 minutes in his first 12 games.</p>
<p>Okafor hasn’t played since a Jan. 30 loss at Golden State.</p>
<p>Detroit hosts Indiana on Thursday night.</p>
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