NBA News/Injuries/etc. (3/4/12)

HacheMan · Mar 15, 2012

<table border="0" cellSpacing="0" cellPadding="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td>Tyreke Evans - G/F - Kings </td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="bodyCopy">Tyreke Evans (ankle) is listed as day-to-day.</td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">Evans had to be helped off the court in Wednesday's game, but the ankle was not swollen after the game and X-Rays were negative. Evans' status is uncertain for Friday's game against the Celtics.
Mar. 15 - 8:22 a.m. ET</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">

</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">Source: Sacramento Bee</td></tr></tbody></table>

AUFAN · Mar 15, 2012

Any word on durant and westbrook, scoresandodds has probable (hip,ankle) ?? THX for any feedback

HacheMan · Mar 15, 2012

AU FAN said:
Any word on durant and westbrook, scoresandodds has probable (hip,ankle) ?? THX for any feedback

Have seen nothing yet

HacheMan · Mar 15, 2012

<table border="0" cellSpacing="0" cellPadding="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td>Emeka Okafor - C - Hornets </td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="bodyCopy">There is still no timetable on a return for Emeka Okafor (knee).</td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">The cryptic Hornets have described Okafor's knee injury as "strange" and he still has swelling even though he hasn't played in nearly five weeks. With the team at 10-33, we wouldn't be surprised to see Okafor simply get shut down.
Mar. 15 - 6:22 p.m. ET</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">

</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">Source: Jim Eichenhofer on Twitter</td></tr></tbody></table>

HacheMan · Mar 15, 2012

<table border="0" cellSpacing="0" cellPadding="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td>Greg Oden - C - Trail Blazers </td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="bodyCopy">Blazers will waive C Greg Oden.</td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">It's just a procedural move. Oden is out for the year -- and maybe his career -- due to his well-documented knee woes. He was going to be an unrestricted free agent after the season anyway and will be hoping an NBA team is willing to take a shot on damaged upside.
Mar. 15 - 5:57 p.m. ET</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">

</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">Source: Joe Freeman on Twitter</td></tr></tbody></table>

HacheMan · Mar 15, 2012

<table border="0" cellSpacing="0" cellPadding="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td>Monta Ellis - G - Bucks </td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="bodyCopy">Monta Ellis will be active for Friday's game against the Warriors.</td></tr><tr><td>

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Mar. 15 - 6:54 p.m. ET</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">

</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">Source: Matt Steinmetz on Twitter</td></tr></tbody></table>

HacheMan · Mar 20, 2012

NBA News/Injuries/etc. (3/20/12)

<table border="0" cellSpacing="0" cellPadding="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td>Andris Biedrins - C - Warriors </td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="bodyCopy">Updating a previous item, Andris Biedrins (groin) will travel with the Warriors on their upcoming two-game road trip.</td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">Biedrins has been diagnosed with a strained right groin and is listed as day-to-day. Considering the Warriors ridiculous lack of depth up front, Biedrins may try to gut it out. Dominic McGuire and Jeremy Tyler are the other options for Mark Jackson, at least until J.J. Hickson gets in town.
Mar. 20 - 5:05 p.m. ET</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">

</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">Source: Rusty Simmons on Twitter</td></tr></tbody></table>

HacheMan · Mar 20, 2012

<table border="0" cellSpacing="0" cellPadding="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td>Rodney Stuckey - G - Pistons </td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="bodyCopy">Rodney Stuckey (toe, foot) will be a game-time decision for Wednesday's game against the Nuggets.</td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">Stuckey, who had to leave Sunday's overtime loss early, iced his ailments while the rest of the team practiced Tuesday. We should know more on his status after Wednesday's shootaround. If Stuckey can't go, Ben Gordon would draw the start at shooting guard.
Mar. 20 - 5:00 p.m. ET</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">

</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">Source: Keith Langlois on Twitter</td></tr></tbody></table>

HacheMan · Mar 20, 2012

<table border="0" cellSpacing="0" cellPadding="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td>Ersan Ilyasova - F - Bucks </td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="bodyCopy">Ersan Ilyasova (illness) will start Tuesday's game against the Blazers.</td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">Ilyasova practiced in full on both Sunday and Monday. We'd expect a full complement of minutes as defensive stopper Luc Richard Mbah a Moute heads back to the bench. Ilysaova was piping hot before getting sick, averaging 19.0 points, 9.2 rebounds and 1.0 3-pointers in his last 10 games.
Mar. 20 - 4:47 p.m. ET</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">

</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">Source: Charles Gardner on Twitter</td></tr></tbody></table>

HacheMan · Mar 20, 2012

<table border="0" cellSpacing="0" cellPadding="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td>Nick Young - G/F - Clippers </td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="bodyCopy">Nick Young will start at shooting guard in Tuesday's game against the Pacers.</td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">It took just one game as a Clipper for Young to supplant Randy Foye as the starter. Mo Williams will continue his third guard gig, thus leaving Foye as the fourth member of the backcourt. Now locked into a starting role, the streaky Young will step right into 28-32 minutes as the third scoring option behind Blake Griffin and Chris Paul. He'll be an asset in points and 3-pointers, but won't help owners in rebounds, assists, steals, blocks or field-goal percentage.
Mar. 20 - 4:36 p.m. ET</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">

</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">Source: Madelyn Burke on Twitter</td></tr></tbody></table>

HacheMan · Mar 20, 2012

<table border="0" cellSpacing="0" cellPadding="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td>Jonny Flynn - G - Trail Blazers </td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="bodyCopy">Jonny Flynn and Hasheem Thabeet may not play Tuesday due to a lack of practice time.</td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">Both ex-Rockets are available, but they've only had a shootaround with their new teammates. The Blazers have a full practice scheduled for Wednesday.
Mar. 20 - 4:29 p.m. ET</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">

</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">Source: The Oregonian</td></tr></tbody></table>

HacheMan · Mar 20, 2012

<table border="0" cellSpacing="0" cellPadding="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td>Corey Maggette - F - Bobcats </td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="bodyCopy">Coach Paul Silas is hopeful that Corey Maggette (back) will be able to play in Friday's game against the Bucks.</td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">This edition of Maggette's back woes doesn't appear overly serious. Silas lamented not having the veteran in Monday's loss to the Sixers, so we can be sure he'll regain the starting small forward gig and 30-minute role once healthy. We'll know more after practices on Wednesday and Thursday.
Mar. 20 - 4:21 p.m. ET</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">

</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">Source: Charlotte Observer</td></tr></tbody></table>

HacheMan · Mar 20, 2012

<table border="0" cellSpacing="0" cellPadding="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td>Tony Parker - G - Spurs </td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="bodyCopy">Coach Gregg Popovich confirmed that Tony Parker could be rested during the Spurs' upcoming five game in six nights schedule.</td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">The Spurs have been off since Friday, so Parker and the rest of the veterans should be fresh for Wednesday's game against the Wolves. But a Friday/Saturday/Sunday back-to-back-to-back followed by a Tuesday/Wednesday back-to-back looms. "We certainly don't want to start overplaying him to win a game here and there, that's for sure," Popovich said. The coach was talking about Parker, but he easily could have been referring to Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili as well.
Mar. 20 - 3:44 p.m. ET</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">

</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">Source: San Antonio Express-News</td></tr></tbody></table>

HacheMan · Mar 20, 2012

<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">Coach Tom Thibodeau reiterated that the Bulls will exercise extreme caution with Derrick Rose (groin).</td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">Rose had not been cleared to run as of Monday. "It could be a few days. It could be who knows?" Thibodeau said. "We just want him to make progress. When he's healthy, he's healthy. We're not going to rush him back. We want him to be completely healthy." It looks like the best-case scenario is for Rose to return on Saturday, with C.J. Watson and John Lucas serving as backups in the meantime.
Mar. 20 - 3:35 p.m. ET</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">

</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">Source: Chicago Tribune</td></tr></tbody></table>

HacheMan · Mar 20, 2012

<table border="0" cellSpacing="0" cellPadding="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td>Danilo Gallinari - F - Nuggets </td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="bodyCopy">Danilo Gallinari (broken thumb) has no timetable to return.</td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">Gallo obviously won't play Wednesday and had this to say on Monday night. "I don't know how long it's going to be. It's not going to be short. It's a fracture. The doctor told me the fracture takes four weeks to heal. Hopefully I can put something on and play sooner than that." The damage is to Gallo's non-shooting thumb, but the signs here are bad. We should have an official timetable from the team in the next few days. Meanwhile, newly signed Wilson Chandler's arrow is pointing straight up.
Mar. 20 - 1:56 p.m. ET</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">

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

HacheMan · Mar 20, 2012

<table border="0" cellSpacing="0" cellPadding="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td>Andre Miller - G - Nuggets </td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="bodyCopy">Andre Miller (shoulder) has been diagnosed with a separated shoulder and will not play on Wednesday.</td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">Miller is one of the game's all-time ironmen, but even he can't play through a separation in his shooting shoulder. His timetable will depend on the degree of separation. Meanwhile, Ty Lawson is going to see all of the minutes he can handle and Julyan Stone will slide into the backup role.
Mar. 20 - 1:51 p.m. ET</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">

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

HacheMan · Mar 20, 2012

<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 (calf, conditioning) has been shut down "for the next few weeks."</td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">Blatche's nightmare season continues. He didn't even come close to pushing Trevor Booker for the starting gig after returning from a serious calf injury on March 3, failing to top 21 minutes in a single game. There's only five weeks left in the season, so Blatche may just shut it down for the year. In 11 games since the All-Star break, Booker is averaging 13.3 points, 8.5 rebounds, 0.8 steals and 0.9 blocks on 53.5 percent shooting. He'll push for 32-36 minutes nightly the rest of the way.
Mar. 20 - 1:37 p.m. ET</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">

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

HacheMan · Mar 20, 2012

<table border="0" cellSpacing="0" cellPadding="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td>C.J. Miles - G/F - Jazz </td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="bodyCopy">C.J. Miles will once again start on Tuesday against the Thunder.</td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">Miles has started the last two games for the Jazz but has averaged just 5.5 points, 2.0 assists and 2.0 steals in 24 minutes per game. He'll start in place of Raja Bell (strained adductor) and Gordon Hayward will remain in his sixth man role.
Mar. 20 - 1:01 p.m. ET</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">

</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">Source: Brian T. Smith on Twitter</td></tr></tbody></table>

HacheMan · Mar 20, 2012

<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">Kevin Martin (shoulder) did not participate in shootaround and is "highly unlikely" to play on Tuesday against the Lakers.</td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">Martin didn't practice on Monday and has missed four straight games with the injury. Courtney Lee should once again start in his place and has averaged 13.2 points, 3.8 rebounds, 1.3 steals and 1.8 treys in 35.5 minutes over six games in that role.
Mar. 20 - 11:58 a.m. ET</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">

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

HacheMan · Mar 20, 2012

<table border="0" cellSpacing="0" cellPadding="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td>Andrea Bargnani - F/C - Raptors </td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="bodyCopy">Andrea Bargnani (calf) is not on a minutes limit.</td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">"Andrea Bargnani’s minute limitation is gone," said Dwane Casey. Bargnani has played 30 minutes or more in just three of the six games he's been back, but his playing time should increase going forward. Since his return, Bargnani is showing signs of rust with averages of just 12.8 points, 5.2 rebounds and 0.8 steals on 35.6 percent shooting.
Mar. 20 - 10:21 a.m. ET</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">

</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">Source: Toronto Star</td></tr></tbody></table>