"New Suns guard-forward Hedo Turkoglu underwent minor gall bladder surgery last week in Turkey, where he was training with the Turkish national team in preparation for the World Championships in August.

The procedure originally was reported by Turkish media and translated into English by the basketball website realgm.com. He is not expected to miss significant time with the national team.

"It's not a big deal," Suns coach Alvin Gentry said Friday. "We checked with the doctors, and it's a minor procedure. He (was) just having some gallstones removed. He's supposed to be playing in 3 to 4 days and has been cleared to travel next week.""