Sacramento Kings forward Shareef Abdur-Rahim's mouth will be wired shut for six weeks after he undergoes surgery to repair his broken jaw.

Abdur-Rahim's jaw was broken by an elbow from Portland's Zach Randolph in the third quarter of the Kings' loss to the Trail Blazers on Monday night. He was scheduled for surgery Wednesday night, and will be re-evaluated after two weeks, with no timetable set for his return.

Abdur-Rahim signed a five-year contract with the Kings last summer, hoping to reach the playoffs for the first time in 10 NBA seasons. He is Sacramento's third-leading scorer with 16.5 points per game and is making a career-best 54.7 percent of his shots. He is averaging 6.4 rebounds and 3.2 assists.

But Abdur-Rahim has struggled to fit into the Kings' motion offense, and the club has struggled in almost every area since his arrival. The loss to Portland dropped last-place Sacramento to 10-17, though the Kings recovered with a victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday despite missing three of their top four scorers.