Haslem pushes past knee surgery, optimistic about camp

BOCA RATON—There is no limp, no outward sign of the surgery on his right knee three weeks ago.

Whether Udonis Haslem makes it back for the Oct. 1 start of Miami Heat training camp has yet to be determined, but the veteran power forward said Thursday that last month's procedure provided both physical and mental relief.
   "I'm three weeks in now. I feel pretty good, actually," he said during a promotional appearance at the Microsoft specialty store at Town Center. "It wasn't as bad as we thought it was. I was fortunate. It was mostly just a cleaning, a lot of scar tissue, a couple of loose pieces in there, cleaning out the MCL."
   Haslem, 33, played during the second half of the regular season and then the playoffs with what was thought to be a torn right meniscus.
   Poised to enter his 11th NBA season, all with the Heat, Haslem said he emerged from the procedure confident there would not be complications going forward.