Melo undergoes successful left knee surgery, out 4-6 months

Life without Carmelo Anthony begins Friday night for the New York Knicks. 

Anthony underwent successful left knee surgery Thursday, the club announced. The procedure - patella tendon debridement - comes with a 4-to-6 month recovery time. 

The Knicks are winless without Anthony this season, losers of all 13 games they've played without him. They face the Miami Heat on Friday. 

You can read more about Anthony's absence and what it means for the Knicks - and who stands to see more floor time - here. 

And in the end, all that's left is the jokes: