Clippers put rookie PG Livingston on injured list

LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Clippers placed Shaun Livingston on the injured list Tuesday -- a day after the 19-year-old rookie dislocated his right kneecap during practice.

Livingston, the fourth player taken in last summer's draft, is expected to be sidelined at least eight weeks. An MRI revealed no other structural damage to the joint.

Livingston joins Chris Kaman and rookie Lionel Chalmers on the Clippers' injured list. Kaman, the team's starting center, hasn't played this season after spraining his ankle in an exhibition game last month. He's expected to return to action shortly.

Livingston, who joined the Clippers directly out of Peoria (Ill.) Central High, will begin a rehabilitation program soon and be re-evaluated regularly. He has played in all 11 games, averaging 5.0 points, 2.1 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 21.2 minutes.