Bucks shut down G Michael Redd for season

Apr 9, 2007 - 9:22 PM MILWAUKEE (Ticker) -- Milwaukee Bucks star guard Michael Redd will miss the final six games of the season after aggravating his left knee injury, the team announced Monday.

Redd missed 20 games earlier in the season with a strained patellar tendon suffered January 5. He returned February 20 but has missed three of the last five contests.

Redd played in Saturday's home loss to New York, scoring 25 points on 9-of-24 shooting.

"After consulting with our team physicians, the best course of action for Michael going forward is to rest and rehabilitate his knee," Bucks general manager Larry Harris said.

Redd was averaging a career-high 26.7 points in his seventh season, all with the Bucks. It is the highest scoring average for Milwaukee player since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar averaged 30.0 points during the 1974-75 season.