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Feb 27 (The Sports Xchange) - Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry will undergo wrist surgery Tuesday and is expected to miss the remainder of the regular season. Lowry will undergo a procedure to remove "loose bodies" from his right wrist, the Raptors announced Monday on their Twitter site. The aim, according to the team, is for Lowry to be back by the playoffs. - - Center Andrew Bogut was waived by the Philadelphia 76ers four days after he was acquired in a trade. The 76ers obtained Bogut in a Thursday deal with the Dallas Mavericks that sent Nerlens Noel to the Mavericks in exchange for Bogut, Justin Anderson and a protected 2017 first-round draft pick. - - New York Knicks center Joakim Noah underwent arthroscopic knee surgery that clouds the rest of his season, the team announced Monday. Noah, 32, had a procedure on his left knee to remove a loose body. The Knicks said he will be re-evaluated in three to four weeks. Noah is in the first year of a four-year, $72 million free agent contract he signed in July after playing nine seasons with the Chicago Bulls, who drafted him ninth overall in 2007. - - Philadelphia 76ers forward Joel Embiid is out indefinitely with swelling in his injured left knee. The team announced Embiid didn't practice Monday and is scheduled for more tests. He has missed the last five games. - - LeBron James missed the Cleveland Cavaliers' morning shootaround as he continues to recover from strep throat but was to play in Monday night's home game against the Milwaukee Bucks, coach Tyronn Lue said. The star forward did not play in the Cavs' 117-99 loss to the Chicago Bulls on Saturday night because of the illness. - - The Cavaliers recalled rookie guard Kay Felder from the Canton Charge of the NBA Development League. Felder, 21, scored 30 points on 11-of-22 shooting with three steals and two blocks in 32 minutes in Sunday's game against the Maine Red Claws in Canton, Ohio.