Caris Levert out indefinitely due to kidney mass on MRI

I see what you’re saying, but I doubt the Nets see it as a blessing in disguise. They got James Harden. A blessing in disguise usually arises when something happens that is initially perceived as a bad thing. 

I don’t think anyone in the Nets organization or in Nets fandom ever perceived the James Harden trade as a bad thing.

One can be thankful for both... not mutually exclusive.

And the people rejoiced

I’m hoping “small” is a good thing

Not a Dr but a very quick web search uncovered

“The incidental discovery of a mass on the kidney has become a commonplace occurrence now that imaging modalities such as ultrasound, MRI and particularly CT scanning is so prevalent. It is of course very scary to be told that by accident a mass or lesion has been found on one’s kidney, and almost always in such a circumstance a patient will be referred for counseling or perhaps even surgery to remove the mass. It is important to remember however that many masses or suspicious lesions may not need to be removed, may not be cancerous, and even if cancerous are usually cured with removal alone.”

”Kidney cysts can be very normal findings, and if they have no suspicious characteristics may not require further treatment or even to be followed.”

https://www.dcurology.net/common-problems/kidney-masses.php

Physician here. Angiomyolipomas and hemorrhagic renal cysts are benign lesion that can mimic suspicious masses on imaging.

With additional testing including a possible biopsy, they'll figure out what it is. It's unlikely but not impossible for someone of caris's age to have a malignant kidney mass. 

Finally something I’m actually knowledgeable about here. I’m an interventional radiologist. This could be bad, or could be sorta bad as an AML or other benign mass that still requires treatment. Could be a complex cyst. Would need specific MRI sequences to start to differentiate them. Renal cell carcinomas do not need to be biopsied if they have meet certain criteria. If the lesion is small enough and not invading other structures they can be treated percutaneously with surprisingly few side effects even for a top flight athlete. AMLs can also be treated quite easily without “surgery.” Time will tell hope it’s nothing too bad. 

Actually Kidney cyst are quite common. Usually they're not large and are benign. Hopefully it is not Kidney cancer but one can survive normally on one kidney.