I honestly don't blame CA, playing in the ALL STAR game is a privaledge and who knows what type of effect this surgery will have on his career
There is a possiblity that he can be the next H20 and playing it in New York this year, makes it that much tougher to let go
He probably also wanted to try to recruit some talents next year as well, he did do surgery right after though, let's hope he recovers and is able to recruit with Phil Jackson this summer