Monday, 2 December 2013

Paul Pierce out for up to month with hand injury


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Brooklyn Nets forward Paul Pierce has a minor fracture in his right hand and will miss two to four weeks, the team announced Monday.
The non-displaced fracture of the third metacarpal came during the first half of the team's loss Friday to the Houston Rockets. It was another blow to a team that has the league's highest payroll at $102 million and trying to mesh in the early part of the season.
BROKEN HAND: Pelicans' Anthony Davis
BROKEN HAND: Clippers' J.J. Redick
Deron Williams (sprained left ankle) hasn't played since Nov. 20, Andrei Kirilenko (injured back) has played in just four games, Brook Lopez just returned to the lineup after missing seven games with a sprained ankle and Jason Terry is out with a knee injury. The Nets are 5-12 but only 1½ games out of first place in the lowly Atlantic Division.
A 10-time NBA All-Star with the Boston Celtics, Pierce is averaging 12.4 points, 4.9 rebounds and 2.8 assists a game in his first season with the Nets.
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Chicago Bulls star point guard Derrick Rose suffered a medial meniscus tear in his right knee on Nov. 22. He will miss the rest of the season after surgery.Take a look at the other notable NBA players who are sidelined.  Dennis Wierzbicki, USA TODAY Sports
Chicago Bulls star point guard Derrick Rose suffered a medial meniscus tear in his right knee on Nov. 22. He will miss the rest of the season after surgery.Take a look at the other notable NBA players who are sidelined.
Chicago Bulls star point guard Derrick Rose suffered a medial meniscus tear in his right knee on Nov. 22. He will miss the rest of the season after surgery.Take a look at the other notable NBA players who are sidelined.  Dennis Wierzbicki, USA TODAY Sports
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  • Chicago Bulls star point guard Derrick Rose suffered a medial meniscus tear in his right knee on Nov. 22. He will miss the rest of the season after surgery.Take a look at the other notable NBA players who are sidelined.
  • Nets forward Paul Pierce will be out until mid-December or early January after breaking a small bone in his right hand.
  • Pelicans power forward Anthony Davis broke his left hand Dec. 1.
  • Clippers guard J.J. Redick is out until mid-January with a broken hand and a torn elbow ligament.
  • Rockets guard Jeremy Lin is out until mid-December with a knee sprain.
  • Memphis Grizzlies center Marc Gasol has a Grade 2 medial collateral ligament sprain in his left knee and will be out indefinitely.
  • Lakers shooting guard Kobe Bryant is out indefinitely as he recovers from Achilles tendon surgery on his left foot in April.
  • Lakers point guard Steve Nash is expected out until some time in December with nerve root irritation in his back.
  • Knicks center Tyson Chandler will be out until December with a small broken bone in his right leg.
  • Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo remains out indefinitely after having right knee surgery in February to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament.
  • Pacers forward Danny Granger still is out and week to week because of a calf injury from the preseason.
  • Nuggets forward Danilo Gallinari will miss one to two months at least as he recovers from left knee surgery in June to repair a torn ACL.
  • Bulls guard Jimmy Butler has turf toe on his right big toe and is expected to be out until early December.
  • Bucks center Larry Sanders is expected to miss about six weeks after having surgery on his right thumb on Nov. 11.
  • Clippers small forward Matt Barnes needed left eye surgery on a torn retina and isn't expected back until early to mid-December.
  • Mavericks guard Devin Harris had left toe surgery in August and hopes to return by mid-December.
  • Nuggets center JaVale McGee is out indefinitely with a stress fracture in his left shin.
  • Sixers rookie center Nerlens Noel is out indefinitely after knee surgery in March to repair a torn ACL.
  • Trail Blazers rookie shooting guard C.J. McCollum (right) is out indefinitely after right foot surgery in October.
  • Bucks small forward Carlos Delfino is out indefinitely after right foot surgery in May.
  • Timberwolves forward Chase Budinger had left knee surgery and isn't expected to return in the first half.
  • Kings forward Carl Landry is out for the first three or four months of the season after left hip surgery.
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