NBA Injuries & Issues for Tuesday & Wednesday

[redbearde]

Shaq looked like his hip was about to fall apart in the 2H of Monday's game.

http://www.miamiherald.com/594/story/389215.html

Center Shaquille O'Neal is expected to be out indefinitely after a magnetic resonance test Tuesday revealed more inflammation in his chronically ailing left hip.

. . .

''The activity is exacerbating it,'' Riley said. ``He's tried to do everything he could do and he's gotten all the treatment he can. It's probably going to be an inactive period of time until the thing heals.''

it's not like the Heat can get WORSE, you know...

 

[redbearde]

Brandon Bass was sent home to have his foot evaluated.

http://mavs.beloblog.com/archives/2008/01/bass_on_the_shelf.html

"He's been playing hurt,'' coach Avery Johnson said. "Now, he's injured.''

 

[redbearde]

Manu Ginobli has a big welt from where Gerald Wallace hit him in the face.

http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/...ries/MYSA012208.SpursNotebook.en.29b86ca.html

"I didn't break it, I just bruised it," Ginobili said. "I don't know if it was an elbow or a knee. It was a confusing play. But it is nothing out of the ordinary."

I seriously doubt he misses any time.

 

[redbearde]

ZaZa Pachulia was sent to the locker room near the start of the 4thQ. He's apparently upset about being brought in and out of the lineup.

course, if he wasn't sucking ass on the court so much, perhaps he wouldn't have this problem.

 

[abcs]

ZaZa Pachulia was sent to the locker room near the start of the 4thQ. He's apparently upset about being brought in and out of the lineup.

course, if he wasn't sucking ass on the court so much, perhaps he wouldn't have this problem.

:shake:
At least he leads the league in backne

 

[redbearde]

do you mean acne?

 

[abcs]

do you mean acne?

We refer to acne on the back and shoulders as backne..

 

[redbearde]

yuck, I say. Yuck.

 

[emkee]

We refer to acne on the back and shoulders as backne..

lol

 

[redbearde]

abcs, don't fucking do that again.

 

[redbearde]

Mo Williams missed Tuesday's game with his sore pinky.

http://blogs.jsonline.com/bucks/archive/2008/01/22/hill-in-suns-lineup-mo-sits-out.aspx

that's not a joke.

Grant Hill played for the Suns, and he looked absolutely fine. His quickness got him into a passing lane for a brilliant steal headed back the other way for a fast break.

The Bucks should be embarrassed by their inability to cover after being competitive for most of the game. I had the 2H cover, so I'm not complaining.

 

[redbearde]

Stephon Marbury had surgery and will be out indefinitely.

http://www.rotoworld.com/content/playerpages/player_main.aspx?sport=NBA&id=414

Knicks fans may start rejoicing.

in a bizarre story...

Former Knicks head coach Larry Brown says in an upcoming interview that the Knicks used spies and other tactics to keep him in check for the year he was on the bench.

Find it under Steph above. Is Larry Brown THAT paranoid? I mean, I'm a paranoid guy, but some of that shit sounds bizarre even to me.

or worse.......did they do it?

 

[redbearde]

Pau Gasol missed practice Tuesday.

http://www.thememphisedge.com/2008/01/22/griz-biz-heating-up/

Don't read too much into it. He's been playing through pain for many weeks now. They call him day-to-day, but I'd be shocked if he didn't play.

 

[redbearde]

Nene Hilario's nut cancer was malignant.

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/jan/22/nenes-tumor-cancerous/

For those of you who don't know, that's the bad kind of tumor - it's the growing sort of lump that can metastasize and spread all over and kill you in an extremely painful manner. Still, the doctors seem to think it had NOT metastacized yet, and he should recover.

 

[redbearde]

Zaza Pachulia has been suspended for 1 game by the team for being a fucking moron.

http://www.ajc.com/services/content...22/zaza_0122.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=21

Between Carmelo and Zaza both sitting out, the Hawks may have a shot against the Nuggets.

 

[redbearde]

oh, and btw...I heard a report during the Suns/Bucks pregame that Carmelo Anthony is OUT for tomorrow's home game against the Hawks.

do remember, No Nene, Najera sat out Monday's game, and now Melo is out for this one.......not to mention that Kenyon Martin just came back from a staphed ass.

http://www.denverpost.com/ci_8022010

the front line is thin and limping. Linas Kleiza and JR Smith should get a lot of minutes tomorrow.

 

[redbearde]

oh, and whoever the fuck Von Wafer is, he's playing for the Nuggets.

also

Stephen Hunter played on Monday. No reason to think he'll sit out Wednesday.

 

[MemphisFan]

oh, and whoever the fuck Von Wafer is, he's playing for the Nuggets.

I believe he was guarding Cobe Karl last night. :whip:

 

[redbearde]

Karl played for just over 3 minutes, and Von Wafer played for 8.

if he spent the whole time guarding Karl, then I suppose that explains the Nuggets loss.

 

[askias]

Do you think his teammates have nicknamed him Nilla?

 

[redbearde]

:36_11_6:

that's good, askias.

Chris Duhon is going to miss the Pacers game Wednesday.

http://www.suntimes.com/sports/basketball/bulls/754068,CST-SPT-bull23.article

Not sure if that's good or bad for the bulls...

 

[askias]

I never thought of Duhon as that important to the Bulls, but man did they look bad against Memphis the other night.

 

[redbearde]

Carmelo Anthony's ankle had reduced to minimal swelling and only moderate pain.

http://www.rotoworld.com/content/playerpages/player_main.aspx?sport=NBA&id=929

He is still doubtful for Wednesday night, but he'll probably be okay to play in a few days.

 

[redbearde]

Randy Foye participated in a full court scrimmage on Tuesday.

http://www.startribune.com/sports/wolves/14014921.html

Barring any setbacks, he could be back in uniform inside a week or two. Boy do the Twolves need some help.

 

[scraps@midnight]

this shit just cracks me up. i try to read it to my wife...she doesn't get it. thanks for the effort fella's...helpful info.

 

[redbearde]

Mike James did not make the trip to Seattle.

Tracy McGrady will be coming off the bench.

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/bk/bkn/5476924.html

who's better....the Heat or the Sonics?

before you answer, realize that the Sonics have won a game more recently than the Heat have.

 

[redbearde]

James Posey will miss his second straight game wednesday because of a sprained finger.

...for what it's worth.

 

[redbearde]

Zydrunas Ilgauskas has a bruised shin courtesy of Mark Blount.

http://www.ohio.com/sports/windhorst/13973527.html

"It's pretty sore, but I don't think I hurt anything too badly. It could've been worse," Ilgauskas said.

I doubt he'll miss any time. It's not like he was Joe RunFast anyway.

 

[redbearde]

Speculation has grown to a month out for Shaq.

I still think he's pretty much done for the season. He's only hurting the club right now.

 

[redbearde]

In Addition to Chris Duhon, Luol Deng will miss today's game against the Pacers.

http://www.suntimes.com/sports/basketball/bulls/754844,012308bulls.article

......interesting.

 

[scraps@midnight]

that may push me over the ind ml edge.

 

[redbearde]

Allen Iverson sat out this morning's shoot-around, and he's questionable for tonight's game.

http://www.denverpost.com/ci_8055497?source=rss

So is Eduardo Najera. Half the damn nuggets TEAM is injured, and couple that with an abject refusal to play defense, and those fellers are in some trouble.

 

[redbearde]

following up on Luol Deng...

He's going to be missing "significant time".

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sport...eng_injury,1,4307496.story?ctrack=1&cset=true

...bad news for Bulls fans...

 

[redbearde]

Jameer Nelson plans on trying to play on Friday.

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/sports_magic/2008/01/nelson-hoping-t.html

He's sitting out Wednesday night.

 

[redbearde]

The Miami Heat listed half their fucking roster as missing practice yesterday.

http://www.miamiherald.com/594/story/390730.html

wtf kind of practice is that?

The Heat listed seven players as missing Wednesday's practice after what Riley called a ''physical'' game against Cleveland two nights earlier:

Dwayne Wade (general soreness),
Ricky Davis (lower back spasm),
Udonis Haslem (chest contusion) and
Daequan Cook (flu-like symptoms)

joined already-absent

Shaquille O'Neal (hip),
Alonzo Mourning (knee) and
Smush Parker (paid leave)

in missing practice.

Riley said ''we'll see'' how it affects Thursday's lineup, though he expects Mark Blount to start in O'Neal's place.

 

[CASH]

any info on wallace for charlotte?