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

HacheMan · Mar 21, 2012

<table border="0" cellSpacing="0" cellPadding="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td>Marvin Williams - F - Hawks </td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="bodyCopy">Marvin Williams (hip) will not play once again on Wednesday against the Cavs.</td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">This will mark the fifth straight game Williams has missed with the injury and has no timetable for a return. He had been moved to a bench role prior to going down and that appears to be the role he'll come back to once he is finally healthy.
Mar. 21 - 11:24 a.m. ET</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">

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

HacheMan · Mar 21, 2012

<table border="0" cellSpacing="0" cellPadding="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td>Jordan Farmar - G - Nets </td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="bodyCopy">Jordan Farmar (groin) is "probably out" for Wednesday's game against the Wizards.</td></tr><tr><td>

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Mar. 21 - 10:30 a.m. ET

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

HacheMan · Mar 21, 2012

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

</td></tr><tr><td class="bodyCopy">Manu Ginobili (hip) is not ready to play in back-to-back games.</td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">"I’m feeling a little bit better than last week, so hopefully, I’ll start increasing to a point where I can go with everybody else," said Ginobili. He acknowledged that the rest was a good thing and that Gregg Popovich was still concerned about resting him, but he said his hip has improved and is optimistic going forward. Ginobili owners should be prepared for more DNP's in the future, but the good news here is that the veteran's health is improving.
Mar. 21 - 8:59 a.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 21, 2012

<table border="0" cellSpacing="0" cellPadding="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td>Rashard Lewis - F - Wizards </td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="bodyCopy">Rashard Lewis (knee) had a setback in his rehab and has no timetable for his return.</td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">Lewis has been out since the All-Star break and he won't be back any time soon. The team will let him rest in order to "calm" the soreness, but the knee has been an issue for Lewis all season long.
Mar. 21 - 8:29 a.m. ET
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</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">Source: Washington Post</td></tr></tbody></table>

HacheMan · Mar 21, 2012

<table border="0" cellSpacing="0" cellPadding="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td>Baron Davis - G - Knicks </td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="bodyCopy">Baron Davis will return from his hamstring injury vs. the 76ers on Wednesday.</td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">Baron will be part of the rotation, but he's not a threat to Jeremy Lin's starting gig. He's averaging 4.8 points on 35 percent shooting this season and is unlikely to hold value in average leagues.
Mar. 21 - 5:47 p.m. ET</td></tr></tbody></table>

HacheMan · Mar 21, 2012

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

</td></tr><tr><td class="bodyCopy">Nene will start at center for the Wizards on Wednesday night.</td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">Unlike his buddy JaVale McGee in Denver, Nene will dive right into the starting five with his new team. As usual, if he can stay healthy, he'll be worth having in lineups going forward. But that's a big 'if.'
Mar. 21 - 7:01 p.m. ET</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">

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HacheMan · Mar 21, 2012

<table border="0" cellSpacing="0" cellPadding="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td>Anderson Varejao - F/C - Cavaliers </td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="bodyCopy">The Cavaliers will update Anderson Varejao's (wrist) status on Saturday.</td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">There is still no timetable for his return, but hopefully we'll get some encouraging news this weekend. In the meantime, Tristan Thompson is a hot pickup after busting out for 27 & 12 on Monday.
Mar. 21 - 6:51 p.m. ET</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">

</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer on Twitter</td></tr></tbody></table>

HacheMan · Mar 21, 2012

<table border="0" cellSpacing="0" cellPadding="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td>Brook Lopez - C - Nets </td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="bodyCopy">Brook Lopez was spotted in the locker room Wednesday in his protective boot, but wasn't allowed to speak to the media.</td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">The Nets are planning for some sort of formal announcement about his status on Friday. Our guess is they're eventually going to announce a shut down, but that's just a guess. Hang onto him until Friday when we should have a much better idea about his return date, or lack of one.
Mar. 21 - 6:50 p.m. ET</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">

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

HacheMan · Mar 21, 2012

<table border="0" cellSpacing="0" cellPadding="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td>Al Horford - F/C - Hawks </td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="bodyCopy">Al Horford (torn pectoral) got some shots up on Tuesday and there is a "remote possibility" that he could return during the playoffs.</td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">This won't affect fantasy owners but it's potentially great news for the Hawks. Larry Drew downplayed the notion, saying, "My mindset has been to count him out for the year. I don’t want to get my hopes up and the team’s hopes up that he can come back and then he doesn’t and then mentally there’s a letdown."
Mar. 21 - 6:38 p.m. ET</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">

</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution</td></tr></tbody></table>

HacheMan · Mar 21, 2012

<table border="0" cellSpacing="0" cellPadding="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td>Carl Landry - F - Hornets </td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="bodyCopy">Carl Landry will not play on Wednesday due to a sore knee that has kept him out for several weeks.</td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">Landry practiced over the last couple days and might have overdone it. Gustavo Ayon should see plenty of minutes tonight, but should also take a hit in playing time once Landry is finally back in action.
Mar. 21 - 7:05 p.m. ET</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">

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

HacheMan · Mar 21, 2012

<table border="0" cellSpacing="0" cellPadding="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td>Wilson Chandler - G/F - Nuggets </td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="bodyCopy">Wilson Chandler will start at small forward on Wednesday in place of Danilo Gallinari, who is out with a broken thumb.</td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">This isn't really news, as it was expected, but Chandler will officially join the starting five tonight.
Mar. 21 - 8:08 p.m. ET
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</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">Source: Nuggets on Twitter</td></tr></tbody></table>

HacheMan · Mar 21, 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, who earlier said he'd listen to doctors and sit out Wednesday's game after separating his shoulder on Tuesday, now says he will play tonight.</td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">Miller has missed three games in his entire career due to injury and hinted all along that he was ready to go tonight, although it sounded like he would be held out.
Mar. 21 - 8:04 p.m. ET
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</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">Source: Nuggets on Twitter</td></tr></tbody></table>

HacheMan · Mar 21, 2012

<table border="0" cellSpacing="0" cellPadding="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td>Shawn Marion - F - Mavericks </td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="bodyCopy">Shawn Marion will not play on Wednesday due to his sore knee.</td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">He was going to try to give it a go, but will misse another game. Look for Lamar Odom to get some nice minutes again against the Lakers.
Mar. 21 - 8:18 p.m. ET</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">

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

HacheMan · Mar 26, 2012

NBA News/Injuries/etc. (3/26 /12)

<table border="0" cellSpacing="0" cellPadding="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td>Michael Beasley - F - Timberwolves </td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="bodyCopy">Michael Beasley said he fully expects to play Tuesday.</td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">Beasley wore bigger shoes and logged 22 minutes in Sunday's win over the Nuggets. He apparently came out of the game no worse for the wear. Beasley remains an in-game injury risk each night out.
Mar. 26 - 3:18 p.m. ET</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">

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

HacheMan · Mar 26, 2012

<table border="0" cellSpacing="0" cellPadding="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td>Jose Juan Barea - G - Timberwolves </td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="bodyCopy">J.J. Barea (right thigh contusion) did not practice Monday.</td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">The Wolves have a back-to-back road set Tuesday/Wednesday. Barea's status for those games remains murky. It's unclear if he'll even travel with the team at this point.
Mar. 26 - 2:35 p.m. ET</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">

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

HacheMan · Mar 26, 2012

<table border="0" cellSpacing="0" cellPadding="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td>Amare Stoudemire - F/C - Knicks </td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="bodyCopy">Amare Stoudemire is having an MRI on his back Monday, according to the Daily News.</td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">It's a serious concern as this is a similar injury to the one that gave Stoudemire tons of problems late last season. He's officially listed as questionable for Monday's game against the Bucks as the Knicks anxiously await the results of the MRI. Coach Mike Woodson could end up going with a small if Amare misses time, possibly using cold-shooting Carmelo Anthony at power forward.
Mar. 26 - 1:56 p.m. ET</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">

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

HacheMan · Mar 26, 2012

<table border="0" cellSpacing="0" cellPadding="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td>Tyson Chandler - C - Knicks </td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="bodyCopy">Tyson Chandler has ditched his left wrist brace.</td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">Chandler's sore wrist has improved to the point where he no longer needs the support. He ended up missing just two games due to the injury. Chandler is averaging 9.6 points, 9.6 rebounds and 1.9 blocks over his last 11 games.
Mar. 26 - 1:41 p.m. ET</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">

</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">Source: ESPN New York</td></tr></tbody></table>

HacheMan · Mar 26, 2012

<table border="0" cellSpacing="0" cellPadding="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td>Andre Iguodala - G/F - 76ers </td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="bodyCopy">Andre Iguodala (knee) is listed as a game-time call for Tuesday's matchup with the Cavs.</td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">Iguodala says he has been playing with the left knee tendinitis for about a month. He hinted that he could have gutted it out in Sunday's loss to the Spurs if it were a playoff game and added that he's "hopeful" he'll play Tuesday. This looks like it's headed for a true game-time decision, with Jodie Meeks, Sam Young and Evan Turner all getting a boost in minutes if Iguodala sits again.
Mar. 26 - 1:18 p.m. ET</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">

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

HacheMan · Mar 26, 2012

<table border="0" cellSpacing="0" cellPadding="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td>Richard Hamilton - G/F - Bulls </td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="bodyCopy">Richard Hamilton (shoulder) is not expected to play Monday.</td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">The Bulls are calling Hamilton and Derrick Rose (groin) game-time calls, but that's code for "will not play." Hamilton hasn't returned to a full-contact practice yet.
Mar. 26 - 12:42 p.m. ET</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">

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

HacheMan · Mar 26, 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) said he will play in Monday's game against the Wizards.</td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">Stuckey is officially listed as a game-time call, but he participated in shootaround and expressed strong optimism about his status. Stuckey's return would send streaky bomber Ben Gordon back into a bench role. In 19 games as a reserve this season, Gordon has averaged just 23.5 minutes per game.
Mar. 26 - 11:49 a.m. ET</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">

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