NBA News/Injury News 3/1 - 3/9/08

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Re: NBA News/Injury News 3/1 - 3/8/08

<TABLE width="100%" align=center><TBODY><TR><TD class=vaLabel vAlign=top align=middle width=100 rowSpan=5> </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=subHead vAlign=top colSpan=3>Melo suffers knee contusion, but should play </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=vaLabel colSpan=3>Carmelo Anthony - F - DEN - Mar. 8</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top colSpan=3>Carmelo Anthony scored 25 points and had eight rebounds despite suffering a left knee contusion during Friday's win over the Spurs.
Melo said the injury is not serious and that he, like teammate Allen Iverson (finger), plans on playing Saturday against the Jazz. Consider him a game-time decision, but we'd be surprised if he didn't play.
</TD></TR><TR><TD colSpan=3><HR align=center width="98%"></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD class=vaLabel vAlign=top align=middle width=100 rowSpan=5> </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=subHead vAlign=top colSpan=3>Iverson sprains finger, X-rays negative </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=vaLabel colSpan=3>Allen Iverson - G - DEN - Mar. 8</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top colSpan=3>Allen Iverson scored 29 points despite suffering a sprained right ring finger in the first half of Friday's important win over the Spurs.
He finished the game, but said it was very sore after the game. X-rays were negative and he plans on playing Saturday against the Jazz. Consider him a game-time decision, but the chances of him missing a date with the Jazz are very slim.
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<TABLE width="100%" align=center><TBODY><TR><TD class=vaLabel vAlign=top align=middle width=100 rowSpan=5> </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=subHead vAlign=top colSpan=3>Randolph leaves Knicks for personal reasons </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=vaLabel colSpan=3>Zach Randolph - F - NY - Mar. 8 - 12:01 p.m. ET</B> </TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top colSpan=3>Zach Randolph left the Knicks before Friday's game and won't be available for Saturday's game against the Trailblazers. He is expected to re-join the team in Dallas for Monday's game against the Mavericks, but the circumstances of his departure are murky.
Randolph's agent said he went home to rest his bruised foot that has kept him out of three straight games. Isiah Thomas, however, said Randolph left for unspecified personal reasons. Keep him benched until this gets sorted out...unfortunately for fantasy owners, Randolph Morris replaced Zach in the starting lineup but doesn't have any value.
Source: New York Daily News
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<TABLE width="100%" align=center><TBODY><TR><TD class=vaLabel vAlign=top align=middle width=100 rowSpan=5> </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=subHead vAlign=top colSpan=3>Dwyane Wade might miss more games </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=vaLabel colSpan=3>Dwyane Wade - G - MIA - Mar. 9 </TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top colSpan=3>Heat coach Pat Riley acknowledged on Saturday that the team is considering holding Dwyane Wade out of more games between now and the end of the season.
Wade is opposed to shutting it down for the season, but he missed Friday's game because the pain in his knee was so severe he "could barely get out of bed." The likelihood of him playing through the very end of the season seems slimmer by the day, which jeopardizes his availability during fantasy playoffs. Read the article linked below and think hard about trading him, if you still can.
Source: Miami Herald
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<TABLE width="100%" align=center><TBODY><TR><TD class=vaLabel vAlign=top align=middle width=100 rowSpan=5> </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=subHead vAlign=top colSpan=3>Eddy Curry to have MRI on sore knee </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=vaLabel colSpan=3>Eddy Curry - C - NY - Mar. 9 </TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top colSpan=3>Eddy Curry, who sat out Saturday's game with a sore knee, will have an MRI on Sunday and will not travel with the Knicks to Dallas.
Curry said he planted his leg wrong in the Knicks last game, but that he's not too concerned about the injury. Keep him sidelined at least until the MRI results come out.
Source: New York Daily News
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<TABLE width="100%" align=center><TBODY><TR><TD class=vaLabel vAlign=top align=middle width=100 rowSpan=5> </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=subHead vAlign=top colSpan=3>Artest questionable w/ sore foot and leg </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=vaLabel colSpan=3>Ron Artest - F - SAC - Mar. 9 - 1:37 p.m. ET</B> </TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top colSpan=3>Ron Artest sat out the Kings last two games to rest his "sore foot and leg", figuring it was the perfect time to convalesce since the Kings were playing weak opponents. Oops. The Kings lost both games he missed, to the Clippers and Timberwolves, and have now lost seven of the last eight.
Artest took offense to the notion that he was making a statement to the organization. "After everything I've been through this season, after playing when my daughter was in the hospital...coming back early after elbow surgery...I think that shows dedication," Artest said. He's questionable for Sunday evening's game, when hopefully this saga will come to an end.
Source: sacramentokings.com
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<TABLE width="100%" align=center><TBODY><TR><TD class=vaLabel vAlign=top align=middle width=100 rowSpan=5> </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=subHead vAlign=top colSpan=3>Butler to practice this week, no return date </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=vaLabel colSpan=3>Caron Butler - G/F - WAS - Mar. 9 - 6:31 p.m. ET</B> </TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top colSpan=3>Forward Caron Butler plans to be back at practice this week, but there is still no timetable for when he might be able to return to games after being sidelined by a hip injury.
"I am trying to get back out there," he said Thursday. "I am going to wait until next week to start participating in practices, and I am going to play it by ear. My body is going to determine whether I am able to play or not." Keep him benched for now and stay tuned.
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Gerald Wallace - F - Bobcats

Gerald Wallace is still targeting to return from his concussion on Wednesday against Dallas.
He's expected to go through full contact practice on Monday and if he doesn't suffer a setback, will play against Dallas. The Bobcats play three times next week, so you might have a safer option. If you can hold out, wait until you see him in game action before starting him. Mar. 9 - 6:25 p.m. ET
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<TABLE width="100%" align=center><TBODY><TR><TD class=vaLabel vAlign=top align=middle width=100 rowSpan=5> </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=subHead vAlign=top colSpan=3>Knee injury could end Curry's season </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=vaLabel colSpan=3>Eddy Curry - C - NY - Mar. 9 - 8:33 p.m. ET</B> </TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top colSpan=3>Eddy Curry is likely to have season-ending knee surgery after an MRI revealed a vertical cartilage tear in his right knee.
The plan is for Curry to take a few days and see if the swelling goes down, and then make a decision on whether to play on or have surgery. But with nothing left to play for, it would make sense for Curry to have the procedure now. He?ll need 4-6 weeks to recover, so he should be fine going into next season. With Curry out, David Lee should see more stable playing time the rest of the way, while Randolph Morris will also get a long look from the Knicks. Officially, Curry has been ruled out for Monday?s game, and is questionable for Wednesday in Miami.
Source: New York Post
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