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DAILY OVERNIGHT INJURIES
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NBA
GAME 701-702
WASHINGTON - F Antawn Jamison (knee) injured last night, expected to miss.
Jamison went down six minutes into the game Tuesday night with a sprained
left knee after falling awkwardly while attempting a layup on a fast break.
Jamison did not make the flight to Toronto for tonight's game against the
Raptors and will undergo an MRI exam tomorrow.
GAME 711-712
LA LAKERS - G Kobe Bryant (suspension served) is expected to play.
GAME 713-714
NEW ORLEANS - G Chris Paul (ankle) is "?".
"He moved pretty well on it," HC Scott said of Paul's ankle after Tuesday's
20-minute scrimmage. Although a decision has not been made yet, Scott did
not rule out the possibility Paul could play tonight. Paul will be evaluated
again at the shootaround practice this morning, where he will be put through
another scrimmage similar to Tuesday's, to determine if he can make the same
quick cuts without experiencing stiffness in his ankle for the second
consecutive day. Scott said if Paul plays, he would start and play about
25 minutes.
GAME 715-716
DALLAS - F Josh Howard (personal) is upgraded to probable.
GAME 721-722
UTAH - F Carlos Boozer (knee) is expected to miss.
Boozer will be wearing street clothes again tonight. The next time he wears a
uniform may be determined a few hours earlier. Boozer, his personal physician,
and the Jazz's medical staff will have a meeting Wednesday to discuss the results
of a variety of tests on Boozer's left knee. The Jazz would not comment on
Boozer's prognosis or any timeline for his return on Tuesday.
GAME 723-724
DENVER - G Allen Iverson (ankle) is expected to miss.
Iverson will miss tonight's game against the Trail Blazers in Portland after
spraining his right ankle. Iverson was hurt in the Nuggets' 105-101 loss to the
Charlotte Bobcats on Monday night in Denver. The Nuggets said Iverson did not
travel with the team Tuesday. Iverson is averaging 27.1 points and 7.7 assists
a game since joining the Nuggets. Denver coach George Karl said Iverson didn't
get on the court at all Tuesday at the morning shootaround. Iverson is out of
the lineup indefinitely.
F Carmelo Anthony (wrist) injured last game, expected to play.
Anthony sprained his left wrist Monday. Anthony said he's sore, but fine and
will play Wednesday night at Portland.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
GAME 733-734
EASTERN MICHIGAN - G Carlos Medlock (foot) left last game, expected to miss the rest of
the season.
Medlock will miss the rest of the season with a broken foot. He will
undergo surgery Monday to insert a pin in the foot he injured Sunday
against Buffalo. Medlock had scored a career-high 26 points before
coming out of the game late in the second half after landing on
another player's foot. Medlock was leading the Eagles in scoring
(13.2) and assists (3.3) per game.
GAME 753-754
NORTH CAROLINA - F Brandan Wright (illness) is expected to play.
Wright and sophomore guard Marcus Ginyard, who missed the Arizona game
because of illness, have returned to practice and plan to play tonight.
Wright estimated before Tuesday's practice that he's near full
strength, "probably about 85 or 90 percent."
GAME 755-756
OHIO STATE - C Greg Oden (personal) is expected to play.
Four days after the deaths of a best friend and a beloved grandfather, Oden
and Othello Hunter are expected to be in the lineup when Ohio State plays
at Purdue. "I'm interested to see how they come out and play," HC Matta
said yesterday. Oden practiced yesterday before returning to Terre Haute,
Indiana, where the funeral for childhood friend Travis Smith is this
morning. Oden will rejoin the team in West Lafayette, Indiana, after the
funeral, Matta said. Oden was unavailable for comment yesterday.
GAME 771-772
TEMPLE - G Dionte Christmas (hand) is "?".
Christmas, whose 21.4 points a game leads the Atlantic 10 and is ranked 12th
nationally, flew with Temple yesterday to Richmond, where the Owls will play
the Spiders tonight. Christmas needed 17 stitches to close a wound between
the third and fourth fingers of his left (non-shooting) hand that he suffered
in the closing moments of Saturday's loss at Duquesne. His playing status will
be a game-time decision, according to a Temple official. He has scored at
least 30 points in each of the last three games.
GAME 777-778
LASALLE - G Darnell Harris (ankle) is "?".
Harris, who sprained his ankle in Saturday's loss to Fordham in the second
half, but returned before the game was over, will be a game-time decision
when the Explorers visit Charlotte tonight. Harris, La Salle's leading scorer
at 15.1 per game, needs one point to reach 1,000 for his career.
GAME 805-806
ARKANSAS STATE - G Adrian Banks (ankle) is "?".
Banks had already been held out of the team work of the 1-hour practice
and hasn't worked out all week after spraining his ankle last Saturday
at Florida International.
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NBA
GAME 701-702
WASHINGTON - F Antawn Jamison (knee) injured last night, expected to miss.
Jamison went down six minutes into the game Tuesday night with a sprained
left knee after falling awkwardly while attempting a layup on a fast break.
Jamison did not make the flight to Toronto for tonight's game against the
Raptors and will undergo an MRI exam tomorrow.
GAME 711-712
LA LAKERS - G Kobe Bryant (suspension served) is expected to play.
GAME 713-714
NEW ORLEANS - G Chris Paul (ankle) is "?".
"He moved pretty well on it," HC Scott said of Paul's ankle after Tuesday's
20-minute scrimmage. Although a decision has not been made yet, Scott did
not rule out the possibility Paul could play tonight. Paul will be evaluated
again at the shootaround practice this morning, where he will be put through
another scrimmage similar to Tuesday's, to determine if he can make the same
quick cuts without experiencing stiffness in his ankle for the second
consecutive day. Scott said if Paul plays, he would start and play about
25 minutes.
GAME 715-716
DALLAS - F Josh Howard (personal) is upgraded to probable.
GAME 721-722
UTAH - F Carlos Boozer (knee) is expected to miss.
Boozer will be wearing street clothes again tonight. The next time he wears a
uniform may be determined a few hours earlier. Boozer, his personal physician,
and the Jazz's medical staff will have a meeting Wednesday to discuss the results
of a variety of tests on Boozer's left knee. The Jazz would not comment on
Boozer's prognosis or any timeline for his return on Tuesday.
GAME 723-724
DENVER - G Allen Iverson (ankle) is expected to miss.
Iverson will miss tonight's game against the Trail Blazers in Portland after
spraining his right ankle. Iverson was hurt in the Nuggets' 105-101 loss to the
Charlotte Bobcats on Monday night in Denver. The Nuggets said Iverson did not
travel with the team Tuesday. Iverson is averaging 27.1 points and 7.7 assists
a game since joining the Nuggets. Denver coach George Karl said Iverson didn't
get on the court at all Tuesday at the morning shootaround. Iverson is out of
the lineup indefinitely.
F Carmelo Anthony (wrist) injured last game, expected to play.
Anthony sprained his left wrist Monday. Anthony said he's sore, but fine and
will play Wednesday night at Portland.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
GAME 733-734
EASTERN MICHIGAN - G Carlos Medlock (foot) left last game, expected to miss the rest of
the season.
Medlock will miss the rest of the season with a broken foot. He will
undergo surgery Monday to insert a pin in the foot he injured Sunday
against Buffalo. Medlock had scored a career-high 26 points before
coming out of the game late in the second half after landing on
another player's foot. Medlock was leading the Eagles in scoring
(13.2) and assists (3.3) per game.
GAME 753-754
NORTH CAROLINA - F Brandan Wright (illness) is expected to play.
Wright and sophomore guard Marcus Ginyard, who missed the Arizona game
because of illness, have returned to practice and plan to play tonight.
Wright estimated before Tuesday's practice that he's near full
strength, "probably about 85 or 90 percent."
GAME 755-756
OHIO STATE - C Greg Oden (personal) is expected to play.
Four days after the deaths of a best friend and a beloved grandfather, Oden
and Othello Hunter are expected to be in the lineup when Ohio State plays
at Purdue. "I'm interested to see how they come out and play," HC Matta
said yesterday. Oden practiced yesterday before returning to Terre Haute,
Indiana, where the funeral for childhood friend Travis Smith is this
morning. Oden will rejoin the team in West Lafayette, Indiana, after the
funeral, Matta said. Oden was unavailable for comment yesterday.
GAME 771-772
TEMPLE - G Dionte Christmas (hand) is "?".
Christmas, whose 21.4 points a game leads the Atlantic 10 and is ranked 12th
nationally, flew with Temple yesterday to Richmond, where the Owls will play
the Spiders tonight. Christmas needed 17 stitches to close a wound between
the third and fourth fingers of his left (non-shooting) hand that he suffered
in the closing moments of Saturday's loss at Duquesne. His playing status will
be a game-time decision, according to a Temple official. He has scored at
least 30 points in each of the last three games.
GAME 777-778
LASALLE - G Darnell Harris (ankle) is "?".
Harris, who sprained his ankle in Saturday's loss to Fordham in the second
half, but returned before the game was over, will be a game-time decision
when the Explorers visit Charlotte tonight. Harris, La Salle's leading scorer
at 15.1 per game, needs one point to reach 1,000 for his career.
GAME 805-806
ARKANSAS STATE - G Adrian Banks (ankle) is "?".
Banks had already been held out of the team work of the 1-hour practice
and hasn't worked out all week after spraining his ankle last Saturday
at Florida International.