C Festus Ezeli is expected to undergo a rare surgical procedure on his left knee that will involve the use of a cadaver donor. Ezeli has sought a donor for months but finding a matching donor was problematic because of his 6-foot-11 stature, sources told ESPN.com. The Blazers announced that Ezeli's surgery will be performed this week by Dr. Robert LaPrade at the Steadman Clinic in Vail, Colo. Ezeli, 27, has yet to play a game for the Trail Blazers and he now will officially miss the entire 2016-17 season. He signed a two-year, $15.2 million contract with the Blazers last offseason.

C Festus Ezeli still has not announced officially that he will have surgery on an injured left knee that has kept the two-year, $15 million free-agent signee from playing a game. Several media sources say he's leaning in that direction.

C Festus Ezeli acknowledged before Saturday's game that he is considering season-ending surgery on his left knee. Ezeli signed a two-year deal with Portland in the offseason after having begun his career with Golden State.

C Festus Ezeli acknowledged before Saturday's game that he is considering season-ending surgery on his left knee. Ezeli signed a two-year deal with Portland in the offseason after having begun his career with Golden State.

C Festus Ezeli (knee) has yet to play this season and has not yet practiced fully while recovering from the injury.

C Festus Ezeli (knee) sat out for Portland. He averaged 4.2 points and 4.3 rebounds last season.

C Festus Ezeli agreed to a two-year, $15.2 million deal with the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday night. The Nigerian center will earn $7.4 million in the 2016-17 season and would make $7.33 million in the second year if his team option is picked up, according to ESPN website The Undefeated. Ezeli spent the first three seasons of his career with the Golden State Warriors, winning a championship in 2015 before losing to the Cleveland Cavaliers in a seven-game series in this year's NBA Finals. The 26-year-old has career averages of 4.2 points and 4.3 rebounds, but posted personal bests in both categories this past season with 7.0 points and 5.3 boards while also averaging 1.1 blocks. Ezeli's rights were relinquished by the Warriors after the team signed former Oklahoma City Thunder forward and former NBA MVP Kevin Durant, making him an unrestricted free agent. Golden State had extended a qualifying offer to Ezeli on June 30.

The Golden State Warriors extended qualifying offers to forward Harrison Barnes and center Festus Ezeli on Wednesday, making them restricted free agents.As a result, Golden State has the right to match any offer sheet Barnes and Ezeli sign with other teams. The Warriors had until Thursday to extend their qualifying offers.Barnes, 24, is expected to receive a max contract once free agency begins at 12:01 a.m. on Friday. The seventh pick in the 2012 draft has career averages of 10.1 points and 4.6 rebounds over his first four seasons.He averaged a career-high 11.7 points in the 2015-16 season, as well as 12.5 points through the first four games of the NBA Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers, only to score just 15 total points over the final three contests.Ezeli, 26, has averaged only 4.2 points and 4.3 rebounds in his three seasons with Golden State, but he had career-best marks in each category this past season with 7.0 and 5.6 respectively.The center was seldom used during the Finals, averaging 2.0 points and 1.9 boards in 8.7 minutes per game.Cleveland won the series, beating Golden State in seven games to claim its first championship in franchise history.The Warriors declined to tender qualifying offers to guard Ian Clark and forward James Michael McAdoo, making both of them unrestricted free agents.

C Festus Ezeli and backup Anderson Varejao shot 0-for-5 in the absence of injured Andrew Bogut and totaled one point and one rebound in 19 minutes in Game 7. In a move he no doubt now regrets, Warriors coach Steve Kerr went away from his small lineup and re-inserted Ezeli into a game Golden State led midway through the fourth quarter. LeBron James took advantage of Ezeli twice on switches, drawing a foul and making three free throws, then burying a 3-pointer that provided a key swing in the game's tight finish.

C Festus Ezeli was a driving force in an improved Warriors effort around the hoop Wednesday night, contributing 12 points and five rebounds to the Game 2 win over the Thunder. Ezeli joined SF Andre Iguodala (14 points) and Marreese Speights (13) in double figures off the bench, and the Golden State reserves outscored their Oklahoma City counterparts 50-29. Ezeli was one of six Warriors with at least four rebounds, helping Golden State win the battle of the boards 45-36 after the Warriors were outrebounded 52-44 in Game 1.

C Festus Ezeli came off the bench to ignite a defense that held the Trail Blazers to three field goals over the final 9:02 of the game Tuesday night, rallying the Warriors from an 11-point deficit to a 110-99 victory in Game 2.Ezeli, who never left the bench in Golden State's Game 1 victory Sunday, was the backbone of a dominant defensive effort in the fourth quarter of Game 2 after sitting out its first 31:52. He added four hoops, three in the final period as the Warriors outscored the Trail Blazers 34-12 after entering the fourth quarter down 87-76. "He changed the whole game," Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. "Phenomenal effort."

C Festus Ezeli (knee surgery) not only returned from a 31-game absence but was thrust into the starting lineup in place of Andrew Bogut, who sustained bruised ribs Friday in a loss to Boston. Ezeli had two points and three rebounds in nine minutes in his 12th start of the season.

C Festus Ezeli underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left knee Monday and is expected to be out six to eight weeks. Ezeli averaged 5.9 rebounds and 1.23 blocked shots (third on the team in both categories) in his first 40 games.

C Festus Ezeli underwent surgery on his left knee to repair cartilage damage on Monday and will be sidelined indefinitely. Ezeli has missed the last five games due to soreness in the knee.

Golden State Warriors backup center Festus Ezeli underwent surgery on his left knee to repair cartilage damage on Monday and will be sidelined indefinitely.Ezeli has missed the last five games due to soreness in the knee."It's a big loss. Hopefully, he'll be back before too long," Golden State coach Steve Kerr told reporters after Monday's practice. "Festus is a huge part of our rotation. He's really had a good year."Ezeli is averaging 7.5 points and 5.9 rebounds.

C Festus Ezeli (sore left knee) sat out Sunday against the New York Knicks.

C Festus Ezeli missed his second straight game on Saturday because of a sore left knee.

C Festus Ezeli and G Shaun Livingston did not play for the Warriors in a Tuesday win over the Lakers, as the team chose to rest them.

C Festus Ezeli (right big toe) did not play Wednesday at Dallas.

C Festus Ezeli contributed a 14-point, 10-rebound double-double for the Warriors.