[情報] Josh Howard is done for the season
Washington Wizards guard-forward Josh Howard will miss the rest of the season
with a torn ACL in his left knee, the team said today.
Howard was injured late in the first quarter of yesterday's 101-95 victory
over the Chicago Bulls at Verizon Center, tempering the Wizards' third win in
four games since a series of trades revamped the roster.
Howard, an all-star in 2007, was the featured acquistion during a player
purge that sent Antawn Jamison to Cleveland and Caron Butler, Brendan Haywood
and DeShawn Stevenson to Dallas.
Wizards President Ernie Grunfeld said Howard would have surgery once the
inflammation in his knee subsides, which could be in a week or two. Grunfeld
also said the team would explore options with regard to filling the roster
spot but that the team does not receive any special dispensation as far as
the salary cap because of the season-ending injury.
Howard, who was averaging 17 points per game through his first three with the
team, had scored seven points before falling to the court with just under
four and half minutes to play in the opening period. He lay on the court for
several minutes before being helped to his feet and to the locker room.
1:05: Coach Flip Saunders said he found out about about the injury
approximately a half-hour into the team's morning practice at Verizon Center.
The news was so fresh that some players had not realized the severity of
Howard's injury until informed by the media.
"That's devastating. I really didn't know it was that serious," said Al
Thornton, one of the Wizards' new arrivals who scored 17 points, including a
critical basket in the final two minutes, against Chicago. "We're going to
keep him in our prayers and hope he gets well soon."
Wizards Coach Flip Saunders said Thornton would take over in the starting
lineup for Howard.
大意：猴兒明年見，Thornton 上先發！
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