[外電] Davis pulls reverse, decides to play
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Davis pulls reverse, decides to play
Guard had said injured leg still sore
Thursday, February 24, 2005
By Jimmy Smith
Staff writer
Three hours after proclaiming he would be sidelined another
two weeks with a bruised right Achilles tendon, and about
30 minutes after a heart-to-heart conversation with Coach
Byron Scott, Hornets guard Baron Davis decided to play
Wednesday night.
It was Davis' first appearance in a game since Jan. 16, when
he was kicked in the Achilles by Toronto's Morris Peterson.
Davis has missed New Orleans' past 17 games and had played
in 17 of 53 games this season.
On Monday, Davis told ESPN.com he felt unwanted by the Hornets
because of comments Scott made last week about the length of
Davis' absence. Davis told reporters Wednesday morning that
his Achilles was still sore, he had no explosion and likely
would miss two more weeks.
Scott said Davis would not play Wednesday against Seattle or
Sunday against Denver or Monday against Dallas.
"Me and Coach cleared the air," Davis said Wednesday night.
"I wasn't sitting out because I was frustrated. We talked
about basketball, how I saw myself as a basketball player
and just realizing that, after the talk going home, I was
inspired. I wanted to come out here and help and be back
in the mix. The longer I wait, the harder it is to get
back in the flow. So I'll just start now while I'm rusty
and work my way forward."
The NBA trading deadline is 2 p.m. today. Before training
camp began this summer, Davis, through his agent, requested
a trade because he felt the Hornets didn't do enough in free
agency to upgrade to contender status as they moved into
the Western Conference.
Davis' decision left open the question of whether he was
showcasing his ability to play before the trading deadline
to increase his marketability.
Scott said Wednesday that the news, relayed through trainer
Terry Kofler as Scott drove home after the morning
shootaround, excited him.
"My initial reaction was, 'Wow.' I was just like you guys,
from a week to two weeks out to all of a sudden, 'I can
play,' " Scott said. "I had a conversation with him a
little while ago, and he just thought when he said a week
or two before he could play it would be more of a conditioning
thing. He wanted to get that Achilles stronger. I understood
that.
"But I also wanted to know that this was exactly what he
wanted to do. He relayed to me, there are 29 games left and
'Coach, I want to play all 29.' "
Davis' decision to play Wednesday was Davis' alone, Scott
said.
"I wanted to make sure he knew this was nothing we were
trying to push on him," Scott said. "This is strictly his
decision and I'm all for it if this is what he wants to do."
小胖曰:「教練，我想打籃球。」
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