Mario Chalmers (knee) admitted that he was bothered by his right knee throughout the 2014-15 season, the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports.

Chalmers (knee) admitted that he was bothered by his right knee throughout the 2014-15 season, the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports.

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Chalmers recently underwent surgery on the knee to repair an inflamed Plica, which he said had affected him since near the start of the season. "It was giving me a little issues throughout the whole year," Chalmers said. "It's been something that's going on for a while, but I was able to play through it. I feel like right now is the perfect time for me to go in and get and get it cleaned out especially going into a contract year, and a big year for us as the Heat." At present, Chalmers remains limited in terms of what he can do, but he said he's expecting to progress to on-court work at the beginning of the July. "I've still got quite a ways from being full back," he said. "I'm working on bending my knee and getting my range of motion back." The 29-year-old appeared in 80 games last season, spending time both as a starter and a reserve. Chalmers ended the season playing behind Goran Dragic, which is likely to be the case to begin 2015-16, which is the final season of the two-year deal he signed last summer.