MATT LAUER

Matt Lauer is recovering from surgery to repair the shoulder he separated when he fell off his bike while avoiding a deer that jumped in his path.

“Today” show news anchor Ann Curry says the operation went “very well,” but Lauer is probably in “a lot of pain.”

Lauer was riding his bike on Long Island last weekend when a deer jumped in his path. The 51-year-old “Today” show host flew over the handlebars. NBC says Lauer was wearing a helmet.