The Milwaukee Bucks forward Michael Redd underwent an MRI on Monday in Phoenix and was told that his injured left knee needs another surgery, meaning that he had to end this season early again because of the same injury to the same ligaments.
Redd had a surgery in March after tearing the ACL and MCL in his left knee last January, and after less than a year, he tore the same ligaments again on Sunday night in the second quarter of Bucks’ 95-77 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers.
Redd, a member of the 2008 U.S. Olympic team, will have surgery later this month and begin rehab as soon as possible. Because of the problems with the knee, he had mostly struggled this season and missed 16 games, averaging just 11.9 points in 18 games, 12 starts.
Putting on NBA jersey as the second-round pick by the Bucks in 2000, Redd had been the team’s top offensive threat, averaging 20.3 points per game for his career and moving up this season to fourth on the franchise’s career scoring list with 11,510 points.
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Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Monday, December 21, 2009
Knicks may start new winning streak
With Wilson Chandler scoring a season-high 26 points and Danilo Gallinari adding 21 and a huge block in the closing seconds, the New York Knicks found their way to win another game and beat the Charlotte Bobcats 98-94 on Sunday night.
“You work every day on everything, not just on your offense,” Gallinari said. “I think we are definitely playing better. We are playing I think really good defense (for) 48 minutes.”’’
David Lee finished with 15 points and 15 rebounds for the Knicks, who won for the sixth time in eight games. They would have had another victory in that stretch, but they were outscored 15-2 over the last 2:33 of a 94-87 loss at Charlotte on Tuesday night.
Chandler and Gallinari wouldn’t let the Knicks blow this one, both hitting big 3-pointers in the final quarter. But Gallinari’s biggest play came on the other end, when he blocked a layup by the point guard in rival team’s NBA jersey with 4.9 seconds left and New York up by two.
Starting the season at 1-9, the Knicks now have improved to 10-17 and won both games on a five-game homestand by limiting their opponent below 100 points for the seventh straight game.
“You work every day on everything, not just on your offense,” Gallinari said. “I think we are definitely playing better. We are playing I think really good defense (for) 48 minutes.”’’
David Lee finished with 15 points and 15 rebounds for the Knicks, who won for the sixth time in eight games. They would have had another victory in that stretch, but they were outscored 15-2 over the last 2:33 of a 94-87 loss at Charlotte on Tuesday night.
Chandler and Gallinari wouldn’t let the Knicks blow this one, both hitting big 3-pointers in the final quarter. But Gallinari’s biggest play came on the other end, when he blocked a layup by the point guard in rival team’s NBA jersey with 4.9 seconds left and New York up by two.
Starting the season at 1-9, the Knicks now have improved to 10-17 and won both games on a five-game homestand by limiting their opponent below 100 points for the seventh straight game.
Friday, December 18, 2009
Yao Ming plans to return to NBA next season
On Friday, Chinese NBA player Yao Ming told reporters that he will wear back his NBA jersey next season after having enough time for his bones to fully heal following the operation to repair a hairline fracture in his left foot.
The 2.29-meter Houston Rockets center suffered the injury in a May 8 playoff game against the Los Angeles Lakers. And the seriousness of the injury had raised doubts, especially in his native China, about Yao’s playing future. But he cleared the doubts by saying that his NBA return time should be next season when he was in Shanghai to support the launch of a new public service advertisement by the San Francisco-based conservation group WildAid on protecting sharks.
“I’m definitely recovering and the recent results of my checkups allowed me to make this long trip back to Shanghai from the U.S.,” he said. “I might be completely recovered by next season, but so far I don’t know exactly what day it starts. The game schedule hasn’t come out yet.”
The 2.29-meter Houston Rockets center suffered the injury in a May 8 playoff game against the Los Angeles Lakers. And the seriousness of the injury had raised doubts, especially in his native China, about Yao’s playing future. But he cleared the doubts by saying that his NBA return time should be next season when he was in Shanghai to support the launch of a new public service advertisement by the San Francisco-based conservation group WildAid on protecting sharks.
“I’m definitely recovering and the recent results of my checkups allowed me to make this long trip back to Shanghai from the U.S.,” he said. “I might be completely recovered by next season, but so far I don’t know exactly what day it starts. The game schedule hasn’t come out yet.”
Thursday, December 17, 2009
James scored 36 points, leading Cavaliers to fourth straight win
LeBron James had another James-type night on Wednesday while playing against the Philadelphia 76ers, one of the worst teams in the NBA. Going 12 for 26 from the floor, he got hot in the fourth and silenced another road crowd, some wearing No.23 LeBron James jerseys, that packed the place just to watch him play.
LeBron James hit two clutch 3s in the fourth quarter and scored 36 points to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 108-101 victory over the 76ers on Wednesday night. Roy Halladay , Phillies’ newly acquired ace, was watching the game from a suite.
The crowd chanted “We Want A.I.!” with Iverson on the bench as the Sixers made a fourth-quarter charge that put them ahead against a team that has 13 more victories. Andre Iguodala ‘s 3-pointer with 5:50 left stretched the lead to 94-90. But James came right back and sank his own 3. He then matter-of-factly hit another one that made it 96-all.
Mo Williams hit back-to-back shots in the fourth that gave the Cavaliers a lead they would never relinquish and scored 12 points. Iguodala led the Sixers with 26 points, and Thaddeus Young and Allen Iverson each had 16. The Sixers have lost 13 of 14 games.
LeBron James hit two clutch 3s in the fourth quarter and scored 36 points to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 108-101 victory over the 76ers on Wednesday night. Roy Halladay , Phillies’ newly acquired ace, was watching the game from a suite.
The crowd chanted “We Want A.I.!” with Iverson on the bench as the Sixers made a fourth-quarter charge that put them ahead against a team that has 13 more victories. Andre Iguodala ‘s 3-pointer with 5:50 left stretched the lead to 94-90. But James came right back and sank his own 3. He then matter-of-factly hit another one that made it 96-all.
Mo Williams hit back-to-back shots in the fourth that gave the Cavaliers a lead they would never relinquish and scored 12 points. Iguodala led the Sixers with 26 points, and Thaddeus Young and Allen Iverson each had 16. The Sixers have lost 13 of 14 games.
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