NBA News/Injuries/etc. (1/30/12)

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<table border="0" cellSpacing="0" cellPadding="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td>Andray Blatche - F/C - Wizards </td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="bodyCopy">Andray Blatche (left calf strain) will be out 3-5 weeks.</td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">Blatche's nightmare season continues. He's been skewered in Washington for a lack of effort, is shooting 38.0 percent from the field and has battled multiple injuries. Now he's going to miss eight games in a best-case scenario. Blatche has never been known as a fast healer. Rookie Jan Vesely and Trevor Booker will share time at the power forward spot going forward.
Jan. 30 - 5:45 p.m. ET</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">

</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">Source: Michael Lee on Twitter</td></tr></tbody></table>

 

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<table border="0" cellSpacing="0" cellPadding="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td>Jameer Nelson - G - Magic </td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="bodyCopy">Coach Stan Van Gundy said he expects Jameer Nelson (concussion) to miss at least the entire week.</td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">Nelson didn't even make the trip to Philadelphia after getting run over by Jarrett Jack on Friday. It sounds like he has serious concussion symptoms and he won't be back until next Monday at the earliest. Chris Duhon is going to get a ton of burn as an interesting streamer for deep leaguers this week. Duhon went for 14 points, five assists, three rebounds, two steals and two 3-pointers in 33 minutes on Sunday.
Jan. 30 - 5:39 p.m. ET</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">

</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">Source: David Steele on Twitter</td></tr></tbody></table>

 

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<table border="0" cellSpacing="0" cellPadding="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td>Kobe Bryant - G - Lakers </td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="bodyCopy">Lakers trainer Gary Vitti said that Kobe Bryant's wrist will eventually fully heal.</td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">Vitti says that Kobe's knee and ankle are non-issues. The only thing holding him back from being 100 percent is the torn ligament in his right (shooting) wrist. It's hard to imagine what Kobe would do at full strength -- he's averaging 30.2 points in 38.5 minutes per game right now.
Jan. 30 - 5:21 p.m. ET</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">

</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">Source: NBA.com</td></tr></tbody></table>

 

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<table border="0" cellSpacing="0" cellPadding="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td>Zach Randolph - F/C - Grizzlies </td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="bodyCopy">Grizzlies GM Chris Wallace said there has been no change in Zach Randolph's (knee) status.</td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">Randolph is scheduled for a new MRI in the next few days. Until the results of that test are known, it remains unclear if he'll be able to return this season. For what it's worth, beat writer Chris Herrington says Randolph playing again this year is "a reasonable hope," not a certainty.
Jan. 30 - 6:45 p.m. ET</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">

</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">Source: Chris Herrington on Twitter</td></tr></tbody></table>

 

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<table border="0" cellSpacing="0" cellPadding="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td>Derrick Rose - G - Bulls </td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="bodyCopy">Derrick Rose said his toe is not bothering him anymore.</td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">The Bulls said that once Rose's toe was healed, it would be good to go. Apparently, they were right. Since returning four games ago, Rose is averaging 28.5 points, 5.0 assists and 1.0 blocks in 39.2 minutes per game.
Jan. 30 - 6:26 p.m. ET</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">

</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">Source: K.C. Johnson on Twitter</td></tr></tbody></table>

 

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<table border="0" cellSpacing="0" cellPadding="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td>Kevin Martin - G - Rockets </td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="bodyCopy">Coach Kevin McHale reiterated that Kevin Martin (foot) will play against the Wolves Monday.</td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">McHale hinted that he might limit Martin's workload in his first game back, but that will likely depend on game flow. If Martin starts off hot and his foot feels good, he'll likely push for 30 minutes.
Jan. 30 - 6:58 p.m. ET</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">

</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">Source: Jason Friedman on Twitter</td></tr></tbody></table>