Sports Rewind: Andrew Bynum’s Surgery to Hold Him Back

Bynum’s surgery drama, LeBron's dunk challenge, plus more.

Andrew Bynum May Miss Next Season - Andrew Bynum may miss entire season for knee surgery, Ray Lewis’ custody battle with child’s mother has ended, plus more sports headlines. — Natelege Whaley Philadelphia 76ers’ Andrew Bynum, who has not played at all this year, is considering arthroscopic surgery to clean out his knees. He will miss the next season entirely if he undergoes the procedure. 76ers’ general manager Tony DiLeow is uncertain about signing Bynum again when he becomes a free agent after this season, according to Bleacher Report. (Photo: REUTERS /TIM SHAFFER /LANDOV)

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Andrew Bynum May Miss Next Season - Andrew Bynum may miss entire season for knee surgery, Ray Lewis’ custody battle with child’s mother has ended, plus more sports headlines. — Natelege Whaley Philadelphia 76ers’ Andrew Bynum, who has not played at all this year, is considering arthroscopic surgery to clean out his knees. He will miss the next season entirely if he undergoes the procedure. 76ers’ general manager Tony DiLeow is uncertain about signing Bynum again when he becomes a free agent after this season, according to Bleacher Report. (Photo: REUTERS /TIM SHAFFER /LANDOV)

LeBron James Mulling Magic Johnson’s $1 Million Dunk Offer  - LeBron James is still considering Magic Johnson’s $1 million offer to play in the 2014 All-Star Saturday Dunk Contest. James has declined taking part in the past, but Johnson is eager to add some excitement to the contest next year.(Photos from left: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images, Earl Gibson III/Getty Images for Centric)

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LeBron James Mulling Magic Johnson’s $1 Million Dunk Offer  - LeBron James is still considering Magic Johnson’s $1 million offer to play in the 2014 All-Star Saturday Dunk Contest. James has declined taking part in the past, but Johnson is eager to add some excitement to the contest next year.(Photos from left: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images, Earl Gibson III/Getty Images for Centric)

Ray Lewis, Retired, Baltimore Ravens - When your contract goes up, so do the child support deductions. Ray Lewis found himself in a child support dispute in 2012 with Sharnika Kelly, the mother of his 11-year son.  Kelly was demanding more than the $3,500 she agreed to in 2001.  Hopefully Lewis, the father of six children with four different women, saved up enough to retire and cash out for his babies.(Photo: Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

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Ray Lewis Ends Child Support Battle - When Baltimore Ravens’ star Ray Lewis celebrated his Super Bowl championship last month, he was also celebrating the end of a two year long child support battle. The linebacker learned Feb. 1 that Sharnika Kelly, the mother of his child, dropped a support case in which she sought more money. (Photo: Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

Michael Jordan’s Paternity Woes - Michael Jordan has asked a Georgia court to dismiss a paternity suit against him, calling it a "shameless, bad faith attempt to abuse the legal system," writes the Associated Press. The six-time NBA champion says he is not the father of Pamela Y. Smith's 16-year-old son, who posted a video online saying Jordan was hid dad. (Photo: Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)

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Michael Jordan’s Paternity Woes - Michael Jordan has asked a Georgia court to dismiss a paternity suit against him, calling it a "shameless, bad faith attempt to abuse the legal system," writes the Associated Press. The six-time NBA champion says he is not the father of Pamela Y. Smith's 16-year-old son, who posted a video online saying Jordan was hid dad. (Photo: Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)

Formation of CIAA in 1912 - The nation’s oldest Black athletic conference was founded in 1912 as the Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association and was made up of HBCUs from Pennsylvania to North Carolina. Black colleges in other regions followed, leading to the formation of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference in 1913, the Southwestern Athletic Conference in 1920 and the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference in 1970. (Photo: CIAA/Facebook)

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CIAA Championships - The best basketball teams in the CIAA, the oldest African-American conference in the nation, gathered in Charlotte for championship games this weekend. The Shaw University Lady Bears beat Fayetteville State 72-57. While the Bowie State Bulldogs men’s team defeated Livingston College 85-74. (Photo: CIAA/Facebook)

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Wake Forest Retires Chris Paul’s Jersey - NBA All-Star Game MVP Chris Paul was honored by his college basketball team at halftime during a game Saturday by retiring his no. 3 jersey. The Los Angeles Clippers star point guard led Wake Forest to its first no. 1 ranking and also a spot in the sweet sixteen in 2004.  (Photo: AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

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Wake Forest Retires Chris Paul’s Jersey - NBA All-Star Game MVP Chris Paul was honored by his college basketball team at halftime during a game Saturday by retiring his no. 3 jersey. The Los Angeles Clippers star point guard led Wake Forest to its first no. 1 ranking and also a spot in the sweet sixteen in 2004.  (Photo: AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

Dwight Gooden Threatens Wife, Removed From Home - Former MLB player Dwight Gooden’s wife, Monique Gooden, filed a restraining order against him after he threatened her at their New Jersey home on March 1.  She said he told her, "All bets are off and I will hurt you and your family. You'll see, just wait." The couple is going through a divorce after three years of marriage, according to TMZ. (Photo: Roger Kisby/Getty Images)

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Dwight Gooden Threatens Wife, Removed From Home - Former MLB player Dwight Gooden’s wife, Monique Gooden, filed a restraining order against him after he threatened her at their New Jersey home on March 1.  She said he told her, "All bets are off and I will hurt you and your family. You'll see, just wait." The couple is going through a divorce after three years of marriage, according to TMZ. (Photo: Roger Kisby/Getty Images)

Lauren Silberman Is First Woman to Try Out for NFL - Lauren Silberman made history Sunday as the first woman to try out for the NFL at the league’s Regional Scouting Combine in Florham Park, New Jersey. The kicking prospect was injured while trying out and is likely out of the running for a contract, according to Bleacher Report. (Photo: AP Photo/Mel Evans)

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Lauren Silberman Is First Woman to Try Out for NFL - Lauren Silberman made history Sunday as the first woman to try out for the NFL at the league’s Regional Scouting Combine in Florham Park, New Jersey. The kicking prospect was injured while trying out and is likely out of the running for a contract, according to Bleacher Report. (Photo: AP Photo/Mel Evans)

Terrell Owens and Rachel Snider - The troubled ex-NFL player had been in a secret relationship with postal worker Snider for, by her count, five years before they tied the knot in a secret ceremony last month. Good things don't come to those who wait, however. Snider filed for divorce in less than two weeks, claiming Owens only married her to qualify for a home loan.  (Photo: Robin Marchant/Getty Images for GQ)

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Terrell Owens Hit With Tax Lien - A federal tax lien was filed against fired NFL player Terrell Owens in February for money he owed in 2005, 2007 and 2009, writes TMZ. The big bill totaled $438,913.52. (Photo: Robin Marchant/Getty Images for GQ)

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Ex-WNBA Holdsclaw Charged With Aggravated Assault - Former WNBA player Chamique Holdsclaw was charged last week with aggravated assault, criminal damage and possession of a firearm for shooting at Tulsa Shock player Jennifer Lacy’s car and cracking the window with a baseball bat. Lacy is Holdsclaw's ex-girlfriend. (Photo: AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

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No African-American Players at San Francisco Giants Spring Camp - The World Series champion San Francisco Giants are the only Major League Baseball team without African-American players at their spring training camp. There has been a decline in Black players over the years, as there were 8.05 percent of the league last year, compared to 17.25 percent in 1959 when the league became integrated. (Photo: Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

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No African-American Players at San Francisco Giants Spring Camp - The World Series champion San Francisco Giants are the only Major League Baseball team without African-American players at their spring training camp. There has been a decline in Black players over the years, as there were 8.05 percent of the league last year, compared to 17.25 percent in 1959 when the league became integrated. (Photo: Christian Petersen/Getty Images)