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| Height: 6-7 Weight: 210 Born: 1980-4-28, Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
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| November 24, 2006 Mavericks forward Josh Howard returned to the starting lineup Friday against the Spurs. Howard, who had been out since spraining his left ankle November 6, scored 12 points and grabbed three boards in 16 minutes of action. |
| November 22, 2006 Josh Howard will be back in uniform after Thanksgiving, but we won't know in which game he'll return until after he practices, according to the Dallas Morning News. "It may be Friday, Saturday or Monday [against Minnesota]," coach Avery Johnson said. "Probably Monday. We'll just see how it goes." Howard has been out since Nov. 6 with a a sprained left ankle. |
| November 22, 2006 Josh Howard, who has missed eight games since spraining his left ankle Nov. 6, will resume practice in the next few days, according to the AP. Head coach Avery Johnson said Howard could be back in the starting lineup by this weekend. |
| November 20, 2006 Josh Howard missed his seventh straight game with a sprained left ankle Monday, the AP reports. Avery Johnson expects Howard to go through a full practice later this week. |
| November 18, 2006 Josh Howard missed his sixth consecutive game Saturday with a sprained left ankle, according to the AP. Coach Avery Johnson said he expects Howard to begin running and practicing next week. |
| November 18, 2006 Josh Howard said he could have played yesterday had it been a playoff game, according to the Star-Telegram. While Howard's sprained ankle is improving, he's not expected to return to game action until he gets in a practice Wednesday or Thursday. But it sounds like he could be back in the mix later next week. |
| November 15, 2006 Josh Howard isn't expected to return from his sprained ankle until at least next week, according to the Dallas Morning News. Mavs coach Avery Johnson said he'll know more about Howard's condition when the Mavs return from Monday's game in Charlotte. |
| November 7, 2006 Josh Howard is expected to miss two weeks due to his ankle injury, the AP reports. An MRI taken Tuesday showed a second-degree sprain. Greg Buckner will probably replace him in the starting lineup. |
| November 7, 2006 The X-rays on the sprained left ankle of Josh Howard came back negative, according to the Dallas Morning News. An MRI is scheduled for today. "We'll know more after that," coach Avery Johnson said. "But it's not looking too good right now. He was shooting, and a guy was moving up on him. It happened in two or three other games we were watching earlier." |
| November 6, 2006 The Mavs lost Josh Howard to a sprained left ankle in the second quarter of Monday night's game against the Warriors, according to the AP. Howard was hurt midway through the quarter in a collision with Mickael Pietrus. He took his own free throws, then was helped to the locker room. Club officials diagnosed a sprain and said he wouldn't return. |
| October 19, 2006 Josh Howard and the Mavs have agreed on a four-year extension worth more than $40 million, according to ESPN.com. The new contract won't kick in until next season. He's scheduled to earn $1.7 million this year. |
| August 23, 2006 Josh Howard has asked for a five-year, $47.5 million contract extension, according to the AP. Howard's demands are similar to the deal that Tayshaun Prince signed. Howard averaged more points, rebounds, steals, and had a higher shooting percentage than Prince did last season. It is unclear at this point in time whether owner Mark Cuban will give into Howard's demands. |
| June 11, 2006 The latest in a long list of injuries Josh Howard has dealt with is a jammed ring finger on his left hand, which he sustained in the first half of Game 1, according to the Dallas Morning News. Howard plans to keep on playing, though. |
| June 3, 2006 Josh Howard practiced on Friday, though his sprained left thumb was heavily taped, according to the Dallas Morning News. Howards sustained the injury during Game 5 but still racked up 23 points in the contest. It looks like he should be ready for Game 6 on Saturday. |
| June 1, 2006 Despite leaving Tuesday's game late in the fourth quarter with an injured left ankle, Josh Howard was in the starting lineup Thursday for the Mavericks. Howard scored 23 points and grabbed seven rebounds in 31 minutes of action. |
| May 31, 2006 Josh Howard left last night's game against the Suns late in the fourth quarter with what looked like a bad injury to his left ankle, according to the Dallas Morning News. However, after the game, Howard said he was OK. "You know, he came down hard, had two people hanging all over him and he just came down wrong. He'll be fine," coach Avery Johnson said. "He'll be ready to go." |
| May 29, 2006 Despite still being bothered by a sprained right ankle and starting off 1-for-7 from the field, Josh Howard was able to score 20 points last night in Game 3, according to the Dallas Morning News. "I just calmed down and let the game come to me," he said. "I was going 100 miles per hour in the first half." |
| May 26, 2006 Josh Howard was in the starting lineup Friday night against the Suns. He left the Western Conference finals opener midway through the first quarter after spraining his right ankle and was a game-time decision. Howard stepped up 29 points (10-for-19 FG), seven rebounds, three 3-pointers, one steal, and two blocks in the 105-98 win. |
| May 26, 2006 Josh Howard will be a game-time decision for the Mavericks tonight due to his sprained right ankle, according to the Dallas Morning News. He didn't participate in practice Thursday, though he did attend. An MRI revealed that he has a bone bruise. |
| May 25, 2006 Josh Howard is listed as day-to-day after an MRI revealed a right ankle bone bruise on Thursday, according to the AP. He suffered the injury during the first quarter of Wednesday's game. Game 2 is Friday in Dallas. |
| May 25, 2006 The Dallas Morning News reports that Josh Howard severely sprained his ankle early in last night's game. Although X-rays revealed no breaks, he will have an MRI taken today. It appears unlikely that he will be ready for Game 2. |
| May 24, 2006 Josh Howard sprained his right ankle midway through the first quarter of the Western Conference finals opener against Phoenix on Wednesday night, according to the AP. Howard walked off the court gingerly with 6:01 left in the first quarter. X-rays showed there was no break, but the team said he would not return and would have an MRI exam Thursday. |
| April 22, 2006 Josh Howard said his back tightened up on him after the regular-season finale on Wednesday, according to the Dallas Morning News. "I don't really know what it is," Howard said. "It's just tight. The last game, I got a little tightness in it when I came out of the game, and it got tighter when I sat for a while. It was worse by the time the game ended and when I got home." Howard said he plans to take part in Game 1 of the playoffs. |
| April 4, 2006 Josh Howard will likely be forced to play out of position at power forward at times for the Mavericks now that Keith Van Horn is out for the rest of the year with a broken hand, according to the Dallas Morning News. |
| March 31, 2006 As expected, Josh Howard returned to action on Friday night after missing the previous nine games due to a nagging strained hamstring. He started and scored 10 points in 26 minutes of action. |
| March 30, 2006 Josh Howard said before Wednesday's game that he would be back in uniform on Friday, according to the Dallas Morning News. "I'm going to give it a shot, I think," he said. |
| March 28, 2006 Josh Howard went through most of practice Monday and said his left hamstring was improved, according to the Dallas Morning News. It's more likely he will return for Wednesday's game than for tonight's game, though. |
| March 26, 2006 Josh Howard is expected to practice tomorrow and could return from his strained hamstring the next day, according to the Dallas Morning News. "We'll see where it goes," Johnson said. "But Josh is looking really good." It's not clear what sort of workload he would take on or whether he would start upon his return. |
| March 15, 2006 The Mavs have shut Josh Howard down indefinitely until he is fully recovered from his nagging hamstring injury, according to the Dallas Morning News. |
| March 13, 2006 Although Josh Howard finally returned from his strained hamstring Sunday, he played only 12 minutes in the first half and sat out the second half after aggravating the injury, according to the AP. |
| March 11, 2006 Josh Howard missed his fourth consecutive game Saturday due to a strained hamstring. |
| March 11, 2006 The Dallas Morning News reports that Josh Howard likely will return to action this evening. He tested his sore hamstring with a full practice yesterday. |
| March 7, 2006 Josh Howard missed his second consecutive game Tuesday with a hamstring injury. Marquis Daniels started in his place. |
| March 7, 2006 Josh Howard tweaked his sore hamstring during a limited workout yesterday, according to the Dallas Morning News. He wasn't optimistic about returning to action tonight. |
| March 6, 2006 Josh Howard missed Sunday's game with a sore hamstring, according to the Dallas Morning News. "It's a funny injury," Howard said. "I just have to take it day by day." |
| March 4, 2006 Josh Howard left in the second quarter Friday with a sore left hamstring, according to the AP. "I expect him back," coach Avery Johnson said. "Josh is a warrior. If it's something that might linger, then we'll think about sitting him out." |
| February 27, 2006 Josh Howard wasn't able to play through his sprained right ankle on Monday night, according to the AP. |
| February 27, 2006 Josh Howard will be a game-time decision Monday due to his sprained right ankle, according to the Dallas Morning News. |
| February 26, 2006 Josh Howard is expected to return from his sprained right ankle for Monday's game, according to the Dallas Morning News. |
| February 25, 2006 Josh Howard missed Saturday's game because of a sprained right ankle, according to the AP. Mavericks coach Avery Johnson said Howard could be ready for light physical activity Sunday. |
| February 25, 2006 The Dallas Morning News reports that Josh Howard is day-to-day and will be a game-time call on Saturday. Although he didn't practice Friday, he was walking without a noticeable limp. |
| February 23, 2006 Josh Howard left Thursday night's game with a sprained right ankle, according to the AP. He had X-rays taken at halftime and did not return. The extent of the injury wasn't known. |