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| Reggie Miller's injury worse than expected |
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10/30/2004 |
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| Indianapolis, IN (Best E Casino) - Indiana Pacers guard Reggie Miller received bad news on Saturday as he is now expected to miss six-to-eight weeks due to a broken hand. Miller suffered a broken bone in his left hand in the first quarter of a 98-79 loss to Denver on Friday night at Conseco Fieldhouse. However, the initial estimate was a four-to-six week recovery, before Miller was re-examined Saturday. The Pacers will open the regular season missing three starters. Center Jeff Foster is out at least six mo |
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| Miller injured in Pacers' loss |
NBA Basketball |
10/30/2004 |
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| Indianapolis, IN (Best E Casino) - Indiana Pacers guard Reggie Miller suffered a broken bone in his left hand in the first quarter of a 98-79 loss to Denver on Friday night at Conseco Fieldhouse. Miller will be examined again Saturday morning, but the initial estimate is a four-to-six week recovery. The Pacers will open the regular season missing three starters. Center Jeff Foster is out at least six more weeks after undergoing right hip surgery, and power forward Jermaine O'Neal said Friday he expects to b |
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| Pacers' O'Neal expected to go on injured list |
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10/29/2004 |
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| Indianapolis, IN (Best E Casino) - Indiana Pacers forward Jermaine O'Neal is expected to be placed on the injured list prior to the beginning of the regular season as he continues to suffer from a sore left foot. O'Neal originally suffered a strained ligament in the foot during a pickup game less than a month before training camp began. He played in one preseason game, but has been out since October 20 with the injury. He began his own workouts Thursday and will continue through the weekend to see how the f |
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| Pacers extend Tinsley |
NBA Basketball |
10/29/2004 |
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| Indianapolis, IN (Best E Casino) - The Indiana Pacers announced Friday that Jamaal Tinsley has signed a contract extension with the team. Per club policy, terms of the contract were not released. "We are very happy to have Jamaal Tinsley signed to a contract that carries him into the future with the Pacers," said Pacers CEO and president Donnie Walsh. "He is a very important part of our team." The 6-3, 183-pound point guard, averaged 8.3 points, 2.6 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game last season. In three se |
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| Pacers' Foster to miss up to six weeks |
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10/26/2004 |
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| Indianapolis, IN (Best E Casino) - Indiana Pacers big man Jeff Foster will undergo surgery on his hip Wednesday and could miss up to six weeks. Foster suffered the injury before training camp started, but wasn't bothered by it until it flared up this week. The 21st overall pick in the 1999 NBA Draft, Foster averaged 6.1 points and 7.4 rebounds in his first year as a starter last season. |
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| Pacers' O'Neal may miss rest of preseason |
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10/21/2004 |
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| Indianapolis, IN (Best E Casino) - Indiana Pacers forward Jermaine O'Neal is expected to miss the remainder of the preseason with a sore right foot, head coach Rick Carlisle said Thursday. O'Neal suffered a strained ligament in the foot during a pickup game less than a month before training camp began. He sat out Indiana's first preseason game, but played in the next two. "It's not that he has injured it any worse," Carlisle said. "It's just a situation where the doctors looked at it today and they feel at |
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| Dallas Mavericks 2004-05 Season Preview |
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10/20/2004 |
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| ier will be rack up his points from inside the paint. Inside dominance is one thing that the Mavericks have not been known for the past and it should open up the floor for the other Dallas players. Originally selected out of Mississippi State by the Indiana Pacers in the first round (10th pick overall) of the 1996 NBA Draft, Dampier is coming off the best season of his eight-year career. In 74 games for Golden State in the 2003-04 regular season, Dampier averaged career-highs in points (12.3 ppg) and rebounds |
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| Ten players to watch in the NBA this season |
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10/19/2004 |
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| the biggest impact on his new squad? Which rookie is ready to be a star? Who is ready to surprise the league? Which player will have a disappointing season? Here's a list of 10 players to keep an eye on during the 2004-05 season. 1. STEPHEN JACKSON (INDIANA PACERS) - The 26-year-old Jackson could be just what the doctor ordered for the Pacers, who acquired the swingman in a sign- and-trade deal from the Atlanta Hawks for forward Al Harrington in July. The 6-8 Jackson plays solid defense, is a deadly shooter f |
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| Miami Heat 2004-05 Season Preview |
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10/19/2004 |
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| Heat's new center has had experience in teaming with star guards. In O'Neal's first four seasons in the NBA he formed a dynamic duo with Anfernee Hardaway in Orlando. Wade, who was selected out of Marquette by the Heat, who lost in six games to the Indiana Pacers in last year's Eastern Conference semifinals after managing to win 42 games despite starting the season with seven straight losses, in the first round (fifth overall) of the 2003 NBA Draft, played in 61 games for Miami last season and averaged 16.2 |
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| Indiana Pacers 2004-05 Season Preview |
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10/19/2004 |
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| === Indiana Pacers 2004-05 Season Preview === By Warren Blatt, NBA Editor 2003-04 FINISH: 61-21 OFFSEASON ADDITIONS: Eddie Gill (G) - Free Agent; Stephen Jackson (F/G) - Trade with Atlanta. OFFSEASON SUBTRACTIONS: Primoz Brezec (F) - Selected by Charlotte in Expansion Draft; Al Harrington (F) - Traded to Atlanta. 2004 DRAFT PICKS: 1. (29) David Harrison (C, Colorado); 2. (59) Rashad Wright (G, Georgia). PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP: PG Jamaal Tinsley, SG Reggie Miller, SF Ron Artest, PF Jermaine O'Neal, C Jeff |
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