The Toronto Raptors announced Tuesday that guard Jose Calderon underwent surgery this morning to remove a horseshoe from his ass. Recovery time is expected to be six to eight weeks.

The procedure was performed by Dr. Brent Graham at Toronto Western Hospital.

Is there any other way to explain Calderon’s amazing success from the free throw line?

He established an NBA single-season free-throw percentage record of .981 (151-for-154).

Oh by the way Calderon also averaged career highs of 12.8 points, 8.9 assists (fourth in the NBA) and 34.3 minutes in 68 games (all starts). He led the NBA in one of the most overrated stats ever, assists-per-turnover ratio (4.21) for a second consecutive season and tickled our hearts every time he yelled out a primal scream of YES.

Get better Jose, you will most likely need that horseshoe reinserted next season as well.

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