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Robbins: Jameer Nelson's Injury Not Serious

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Due to a sore knee, the Orlando Magic had point guard, co-captain, and team leader Jameer Nelson for just 8 minutes in their 99-90 loss to the Chicago Bulls on Friday night, but as Josh Robbins reports, Nelson is just sore and the injury doesn't look serious at the moment:

"Some type of tendinitis or a strain or whatever it is, it hasn’t been diagnosed as anything right now," Nelson said. "But it’s really tender in the spot that hurts. But it’s nothing. I don’t think I should have to worry about it. I’ll have treatment and see how it feels."

Now in his seventh season, Nelson's averaging 12.5 points and 6.5 assists per game for Orlando, and connecting on 41.4 percent of his three-point attempts. Were he to miss any games, Gilbert Arenas would start in his place, with Chris Duhon shifting into the backcup role. That duo combined for 11 points, 4 assists, and 5 turnovers against Chicago in 41 minutes, a poor showing.

Orlando waived fourth-string point guard Jason Williams, who had left the team twice in the last month due to his lack of playing time, on Wednesday.

Robbins writes in his game notes that Arenas himself has knee trouble, as the cold weather is bothering his surgically repaired left knee, and I've overheard Arenas saying before in the locker room that the weather in Washington, DC had gotten particularly troublesome.

Ultimately, though, it sounds for now like Nelson will be fine. But if Orlando loses him for a prolonged period, it will be in a spot of bother.

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Good, cause the team needing him is more than serious right now.

Maybe he can take the cavs game off. I mean, if we can’t take care of them without him, we might as well retire the whole team and throw the towel.

Don't mind my spelling. I'm a Typo Master.

by 44792212 on Jan 29, 2011 8:14 AM EST reply actions  

Agreed...

especially since Gil is such a “Cav killer.”

We have Clark Kent and Superman on the same team!
Ryno's back and doing his thing!
Turkish Jordan is back and looking like a stud again!
Meer being Stan's extension on the court!

by GameManager on Jan 29, 2011 1:02 PM EST up reply actions  

Funny,where are the Nelson doubters now?

Nelson is just as important as Dwight to ORL’s success. The Nelson bashers can shut up now.

by O-Town MagiCane on Jan 29, 2011 9:48 AM EST reply actions  

I was going to say the same thing. Where are al the "start Arenas" "bench Jameer" fans?

Showed last night just how vital Jameer is to this team. Yeah he hit a slump recently, but he is too important to lose to an injury.

Live, Laugh, Love

by DrkMagic on Jan 29, 2011 11:20 AM EST via mobile up reply actions  

"A spot of bother" is an understatement.

Glad to hear that Gil’s knee is just like a 70 year old’s… But let’s not worry, he just needs some time to get comfortable in our system! Well, at least enough time until doctors have developed the technology to fit him with a cybernetic replacement.

"We just want to chill" - Chris Bosh.
Proud Jameer and Rashard apologist since '07

by slickw143 on Jan 29, 2011 10:58 AM EST reply actions  

Hopefully he'll be fine

Can’t afford to have him side lined for very long.

Sons of Plunder

by Gatorbuc15 on Jan 29, 2011 11:19 AM EST reply actions  

His son goes to my school

My dad coaches lil jameer and Big Jameer came to practice after i had my baseball practice… he looked fine walking around

by jagsfan1 on Jan 29, 2011 4:43 PM EST reply actions  

Hopefully Jameer will be 100% for the Miami game next week

Chicago Bears... 2010 NFC Conference runners-up... good luck to the Packers in the Super Bowl
Chicago Blackhawks... 2010 NHL Stanley Cup Champions

by Mike from Illinois on Jan 29, 2011 7:30 PM EST reply actions  

Dang. That Chris Duhon article lasted longer than the onle Gil had today...

I understand he’s so overpaid that he should be tried for theft, but it coming out of none of your pockets so get over it. I believe by the time postseason starts he’s gonna be a guy we can’t do without. And before the assuming starts…I’m not on the Bench-Jameer-Boat, now that’s just stupid.

by Memphissleek on Jan 30, 2011 12:40 AM EST via mobile reply actions  

You have no idea who is paying for Arenas' salary, since I assume you are not living in Orange County.

Additionally, the long term impact on the team’s financial health and Dwight’s retention cannot be ignored.

by Matt1325 on Jan 30, 2011 8:50 AM EST up reply actions  

Yeah, you're right. I dont stay out there and for that reason it's easy fir me to forget about billion dollar building you have out there. But all it takes to keep Dwight is winning

I believe his mind is already made up. If we win he"ll stay. If we dont, he’s gone. Like Cleveland, if they thought about winning now, they would’ve picked up amare and worry about him resigning later. Instead, they were too worried about relavant for a couple more years and have the “potential” to win and grabbed Jamison. We have to be in the now. With all the decisions that have been made over the last couple of years—good and poor, it’s too late to flip the script and think about the future.

by Memphissleek on Jan 30, 2011 11:37 AM EST via mobile up reply actions  

You have no idea who is paying for Arenas’ salary

Rich DeVos’ giant pyramid scheme?

Bob.

by The Dark on Jan 30, 2011 5:49 PM EST up reply actions  

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