Wallace Carried Off Practice Court After Injury

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Charlotte Bobcats forward Gerald Wallace has aggravated a bone bruise along his left ankle. Although Wallace had to be carried off the practice court Sunday, the team still has some hope Wallace could be well enough to play Monday against the Miami Heat.

 

Wallace crashed to the floor after receiving a pass from D.J. Augustin and driving to the rim. He laid on the court, in severe pain, for about 10 minutes before being carried off by teammates Stephen Jackson and Nazr Mohammed.

 

Wallace missed five games recently, after suffering an ankle sprain and that bone bruise in a victory over the Toronto Raptors. Wallace's ankle didn't appear to swell after Sunday's incident, so the team's medical staff believes the pain he's feeling is from the bruise.

 

Bobcats coach Paul Silas said if Wallace can't play, he'd likely start Gerald Henderson, particularly after Henderson played so well Friday against the Golden State Warriors. Henderson made five of six shots and two big defensive plays on Monta Ellis late in the game.[/Quote]

 

http://blogs.charlotte.com/inside_the_nba/

 

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Charlotte Bobcats will be without starting small forward Gerald Wallace against Miami after he aggravated an existing left ankle injury in practice.

Wallace was ruled out at shootaround Monday, a day after he re-injured the ankle that caused him to miss five games last month. Coach Paul Silas says Wallace will be out "a few games."

 

Silas says Gerald Henderson will start against the Heat and move Stephen Jackson to small forward. Wallace has guarded LeBron James in the past.

 

Charlotte will get forward Tyrus Thomas back against Miami after he was sidelined for two games with a sprained right wrist. [/Quote]

 

- usatoday.com

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Hope this won't be for too long. This is really horrible news for the Bobcats who aren't doing so good this season