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| The shorthanded Miami Heat, who dressed only nine players in Thursday's loss to the 76ers, were down to eight players in the second half after losing Alexander Johnson to an ankle sprain. Johnson suffered the injury with just over seven minutes left in the second period. |
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| Miami's Shawn Marion and Marcus Banks weren't in the lineup Thursday because the newly acquired duo were still undergoing their physicals. The Heat were shorthanded for the second straight game dressing only nine players in their loss to the 76ers. Miami was down to eight players in the second half after losing Alexander Johnson to an ankle injury with just over seven minutes left in the second period. |
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| The Heat still stuck on nine wins didn't dress newly acquired forward Shawn Marion or point guard Marcus Banks in Thursday's loss to the 76ers. The Heat have lost twice in the day-and-a-half since dealing Shaquille O'Neal to Phoenix. |
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| Andre Iguodala scored 25 points leading the Philadelphia 76ers to a 101-84 victory over the short-handed Heat on Thursday night. The 20-30 76ers, who have looked as talentless as the Heat at times this season, sent Miami to a league worst record of 9-38. |
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| The Shaq-less Miami Heat were rumored that they might be better without injured Shaquille O'Neal in their lineup. If Thursday's game against the Philadelphia 76ers is any indication of their talent and new chemistry, things don't appear to be much different than they were before trading the 14-time All-Star center.
Andre Iguodala scored 25 points and Andre Miller added 21, leading the Philadelphia 76ers to a 101-84 victory over the short-handed Heat on Thursday night. Miami has lost six straight games and 21 of its last 22 with Wade struggling to 19 point performance on 5-for-17 shooting; well below his 24.3 per-game average. |
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| Miami forward Udonis Haslem missed his fifth straight game Thursday night with a sprained left ankle. Haslem remains questionable for the team's next contest, a Sunday event against the Los Angeles Lakers. |
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| Tracy McGrady, who was hospitalized earlier in the day for what the team termed “a severe upper respiratory infection”, was in the Rockets' starting lineup on Thursday night. Houston has won 8 of 9 games since McGrady came back from injuries to his left knee, losing only in the game that center Yao Ming missed with the same upper respiratory infection. |
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| Drew Gooden was inactive for Thursday night's game at Houston. The Cavs forward has been fighting a strained groin and is considered day-to-day. Veteran reserve forward Donyell Marshall started for Gooden. |
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| Brandon Roy, G, Portland Trailblazers | Thursday 2/7, 7:51 PM CT |
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| Brandon Roy is being listed as doubtful for Friday's game against Detroit according to The Columbian. Roy left the team following Wednesday's win over Chicago because of a family emergency. The report noted that the All Star was expected to attempt to rejoin his teammates for Friday's game, but coach McMillan said he had not spoken to Roy since Wednesday night and did not know if he would be able to arrive in time. Martell Webster is the likely starter if Roy is not active Friday night. |
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| Michael Redd is in the same holding pattern, injured and inactive, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Redd has missed the last six games with a left-knee strain but is getting closer to returning according to the paper. Bucks' coach Larry Krystkowiak told JS Online, “Hopefully by Saturday (he’ll be able to play).”
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| Jameer Nelson has made a mini-comeback to reclaim his starting job according to the Orlando Sentinel. Nelson replaced Carlos Arroyo, who started for the 10th consecutive time on Wednesday night, but when the offense struggled Nelson got his chance. Head coach Stan Van started Nelson over Arroyo in the second half, a sign that the job will return to Jameer.
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| Tracy McGrady is considered a game time decision for tonight's game against the Cavs. The Houston Chronicle reports that while the Rockets hoped to continue their momentum before the All-Star break, the team faces the proposition of being without All Star guard Tracy McGrady for tonight's game. McGrady was absent from Thursday's morning shootaround with what was termed “a severe upper respiratory infection.” Rockets spokesman Nelson Luis said McGrady, who was being treated at Memorial Hermann Hospital, was still “hopeful” he could be in tonight's lineup. |
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| Steve Francis will undergo season-ending surgery to repair bi-lateral quadriceps tendinitis, according Sports Network. Francis has been out since mid December with the ailment. |
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| Tony Parker, G, San Antonio Spurs | Thursday 2/7, 11:33 AM CT |
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| Coach Gregg Popovich said he is hopeful Tony Parker can return to the lineup before the end of the month. Parker has been out since January 28 with a sore left heel. Popovich said Parker is about "60 or 70 percent," according to the San Antonio Express, and the guard did not accompany the team on its six-game eastern leg of their road trip. |
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| Javaris Crittenton won't be taking minutes away from Mike Conley and Kyle Lowry at point guard. Coach Marc Iavaroni thinks Crittenton is better suited to play off the ball. "He's a versatile guard. I'm sure he's got things he can develop. But he's a scorer - an attack guy," Iavaroni said in the Commercial Appeal. "He's someone more suited to be a (shooting guard). We may not have to choose." |
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| Devin Harris is aiming to return from his left ankle injury after the All-Star break. "When I'm under water I feel good," Harris said in the Star-Telegram. "When I'm on dry land it's still sore." Harris, who has missed the last five games because of the injury, has been exercising on an underwater treadmill. |
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| Coach Reggie Theus contemplated starting rookie Spencer Hawes in place of the injured Brad Miller Wednesday night, but instead he opted to go with a smaller lineup, with John Salmons playing small forward, Ron Artest playing power forward and Mikki Moore moving to center. "I really contemplated starting 'Spence' tonight," said Theus in the Sacramento Bee. "But the lineup that we have right now is a lineup that we've had before." Hawes did play a little over 17 minutes, the third-most time he's spent on the court all year. He had 10 points and six rebounds. |
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| Kobe Bryant, G, Los Angeles Lakers | Thursday 2/7, 10:56 AM CT |
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| Kobe Bryant admitted last night that his dislocated right pinkie, an injury he suffered Tuesday, is affecting him. Kobe was just 4-for-16 from the floor last night after a 3-for-13 showing Tuesday. He also lost control of the ball with eight seconds to play, costing the Lakers a crucial possession. "It just bounced out of my hand," Bryant said in the LA Times. "[The pinkie] is very swollen. There's a different feel to the ball. It is what it is." |
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| Hedo Turkoglu suffered a sprained right ankle Wednesday night as a result of stepping on the foot of a cameraman. He walked off the injury and stayed in the game, but that didn't keep coach Stan Van Gundy from being upset. "If Turk can't play Friday, don't come in here with a camera filming me," Van Gundy said to open his news conference after the game, according to the Orlando Sentinel. "I'm serious. That's dangerous." Turkoglu should be able to suit up Friday despite his coach's comments. |
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| Sam Cassell, G, Boston Celtics | Thursday 2/7, 10:12 AM CT |
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| Sam Cassell said yesterday that his agent, David Falk, has been talking with the Clippers about a potential buyout, and if that happens, he is interested in joining the Celtics. The 38-year-old is making $6.15 million in the final year of his contract, but he's willing to take a big paycut to join the Celts. "I've earned enough," Cassell told the Boston Globe. "I've saved a little money. I put money away. I just want to win. Winning is the most important thing to me." Rajon Rondo is playing well right now, and Cassell would likely be the backup to him. When asked about the possibility of being a backup, Cassell responded, "Whatever. I've been told it's not who starts the game, it's who finishes." |
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| Ben Gordon, G, Chicago Bulls | Thursday 2/7, 12:15 AM CT |
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| Ben Gordon didn't play Wednesday night because of a sprained right wrist that has plagued him of late, according to the AP. |
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| Kirk Hinrich was not in the Bulls' lineup Wednesday because of bruised ribs he suffered on Monday night in Seattle. Hinrich, who is averaging 13 points, six assists and 3.5 rebounds this season, is considered day-to-day. |
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| Joe Smith, F, Oklahoma City Thunder | Thursday 2/7, 12:08 AM CT |
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| Joe Smith continued his red-hot play by finishing with 17 points, nine rebounds, nine assists, five blocks, and two steals on Wednesday night. He's been a fantasy monster the last few games. |
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