Orlando Pinstriped Post - Jameer Nelson injury: Magic point guard has sore groin, hamstringAn Orlando Magic blog with news, rumors, analysis, and commentaryhttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/21281/orlando-fave.jpg2012-11-16T11:50:08-05:00http://www.orlandopinstripedpost.com/rss/stream/33750152012-11-16T11:50:08-05:002012-11-16T11:50:08-05:00Jameer Nelson could return vs. Pistons on Friday
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<p>The veteran point guard is officially a game-time decision, but it looks as though he'll return to the Magic's lineup after a six-game absence.</p> <p>The <a href="https://www.orlandopinstripedpost.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Orlando Magic</a> may have <span>Jameer Nelson</span> back in their starting lineup Friday against the <a href="https://www.detroitbadboys.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Detroit Pistons</a>, ending a six-game absence for the veteran point guard. <a target="blank" href="https://twitter.com/JohnDenton555/status/269476410584858624">According</a> to John Denton of OrlandoMagic.com, "indications are" Nelson will be back in uniform for Friday's contest, though coach <span>Jacque Vaughn</span> maintains the former All-Star is a "game-time decision." Josh Robbins of the Orlando Sentinel <a target="blank" href="https://twitter.com/JoshuaBRobbins/status/269469490088128512">notes</a> that Nelson was shooting baskets with <span>J.J. Redick</span> after Orlando's shootaround Friday morning.</p>
<p>Nelson has missed all but one game of the 2012/13 season with strains in his right hamstring and groin. In Nelson's absence, second-year player <span>E'Twaun Moore</span> has started at point guard, averaging 13.3 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 4.3 assists in 37.9 minutes.</p>
<p>Nelson has averaged 12 points, 2.6 boards, and 4.8 assists in 21 career games against the Pistons.</p>
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https://www.orlandopinstripedpost.com/2012/11/16/3654214/jameer-nelson-injury-orlando-magic-detroit-pistons-game-2012Evan Dunlap2012-11-13T18:26:06-05:002012-11-13T18:26:06-05:00Jameer Nelson to sit against Knicks
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<p><span>Jameer Nelson</span> will miss his sixth straight game due to a right hamstring strain, <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.orlandopinstripedpost.com/">Orlando Magic</a> coach <span>Jacque Vaughn</span> said before Tuesday's tipoff against the undefeated <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.postingandtoasting.com/">New York Knicks</a>. "If you talk to (Nelson) he'd say he could play tonight," Vaughn <a href="https://twitter.com/JohnDenton555/status/268487637952761856" target="blank">said</a>, according to John Denton of OrlandoMagic.com. "But you're talking to me."</p>
<p>Orlando initially <a href="http://www.orlandopinstripedpost.com/2012/11/13/3640730/jameer-nelson-a-game-time-decision-against-knicks/in/3404741">labeled</a> Nelson a game-time decision for Tuesday's contest.</p>
<p>Nelson played 35 minutes in Orlando's season-opening victory against the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.denverstiffs.com/">Denver Nuggets</a>, but has not played since. Orlando is 1-5 with second-year man <span>E`Twaun Moore</span> starting at the point, though Moore has exceeded expectations in Nelson's place. A scrap-heap free-agent signing of Orlando's Moore is averaging 13.5 points, four rebounds, and 3.5 assists per game while manning both guard positions.</p>
<p>Orlando won't play again until Friday, giving the nine-year veteran Nelson an additional two days to recover from the injury.</p>
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https://www.orlandopinstripedpost.com/2012/11/13/3642350/jameer-nelson-injury-new-york-knicks-orlando-magic-etwaun-mooreEvan Dunlap2012-11-13T12:26:49-05:002012-11-13T12:26:49-05:00Jameer Nelson a "game-time decision" vs. Knicks
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<p>The Magic point guard, who hasn't played since the season-opener, could return to action Tuesday against the Knicks.</p> <p>After a five-game rest to heal his strained right hamstring, <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.orlandopinstripedpost.com/">Orlando Magic</a> point guard <span>Jameer Nelson</span> is nearing his return to the court. Josh Robbins of the Orlando Sentinel reports coach <span>Jacque Vaughn</span> <a href="https://twitter.com/JoshuaBRobbins/status/268388383762575360" target="blank">said</a>, and Nelson himself <a href="https://twitter.com/JoshuaBRobbins/status/268397548933378048" target="blank">reiterated</a>, Tuesday that Nelson will be a "game-time decision" for that night's tilt against the visiting <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.postingandtoasting.com/">New York Knicks</a>.</p>
<p>Nelson, a nine-year veteran, contributed nine points and seven assists in Orlando's season-opening victory against the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.denverstiffs.com/">Denver Nuggets</a> on November 2nd. In the five games since, <span>E'Twaun Moore</span> has started in Nelson's stead. The combo guard has provided a good scoring punch, with 13.5 points per game, but hasn't been able to keep the team organized offensively, averaging a turnover for every assist in his starts.</p>
<p>After Tuesday's game, the Magic won't play again until Friday at the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.detroitbadboys.com/">Detroit Pistons</a>, giving Nelson an additional two days to recover from the injury.</p>
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https://www.orlandopinstripedpost.com/2012/11/13/3640730/jameer-nelson-a-game-time-decision-against-knicksEvan Dunlap2012-11-09T13:31:59-05:002012-11-09T13:31:59-05:00Magic's Nelson, Nets' Wallace out Friday
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<p>Brooklyn and Orlando will each be missing a former All-Star when they square off Friday night.</p> <p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.orlandopinstripedpost.com/">Orlando Magic</a> and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.netsdaily.com/">Brooklyn Nets</a> will both find themselves shorthanded Friday night when they square off at Amway Center.</p>
<p>Orlando point guard <span>Jameer Nelson</span> will miss his fourth consecutive game as he recovers from a strained right hamstring, <a href="https://twitter.com/JoshuaBRobbins/status/266947049726017536" target="blank">reports</a> Josh Robbins of the Orlando Sentinel. John Denton of OrlandoMagic.com <a href="https://twitter.com/JohnDenton555/status/266947221470183425" target="blank">says</a> the team lists the nine-year veteran as "day-to-day." <span>E`Twaun Moore</span> will continue to start in Nelson's stead. In his three starts, the Purdue product is averaging 14 points, 4.3 rebounds, and four assists per game.</p>
<p>On the Brooklyn side, the Nets have <a href="https://twitter.com/Nets_PR/status/266642476390039552" target="blank">announced</a> that former All-Star forward <span>Gerald Wallace</span> will miss the game as well due to a sprained left ankle. Former Magic player <span>Keith Bogans</span> will get his third consecutive start for Wallace.</p>
<p>A left-ankle injury could sideline another Net as well: <span>MarShon Brooks</span> sustained a sprain in Friday's shootaround, the Nets <a href="https://twitter.com/Nets_PR/status/266947921927348224" target="blank">said</a>, and is a "gametime decision."</p>
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https://www.orlandopinstripedpost.com/2012/11/9/3623442/gerald-wallace-injury-update-jameer-nelson-nets-magicEvan Dunlap2012-11-07T09:40:12-05:002012-11-07T09:40:12-05:00Jameer Nelson on injury: "I'm making progress"
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<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.orlandopinstripedpost.com/">Orlando Magic</a> point guard <span>Jameer Nelson</span> has played in just one of his team's three games so far due to a hamstring strain, but Nelson said Tuesday that he's "making progress" as he tries to return from the injury. </p>
<p>"I'm making progress, just getting treatment and drinking lots and lots of water," Nelson said, <a href="http://www.nba.com/magic/news/dentons-notebook-tuesday-nov-6" target="blank">according</a> to John Denton of OrlandoMagic.com "I don’t want to set a timetable (on a return), but I’m just going to continue to treat it, be smart about it and listen to the training staff."</p>
<p>Nelson is unlikely to play in Wednesday's contest against the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.canishoopus.com/">Minnesota Timberwolves</a>, giving <span>E'Twaun Moore</span> his third consecutive start at point guard. Moore, a second-year player, has averaged 16 points, four rebounds, and four assists as a starter, shooting 54.2 percent from the field and a sizzling 85.7 percent on three-pointers.</p>
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https://www.orlandopinstripedpost.com/2012/11/7/3612302/jameer-nelson-injury-hamstring-2012-magic-timberwolves-nbaEvan Dunlap2012-11-06T12:33:59-05:002012-11-06T12:33:59-05:00Jameer Nelson out for Bulls game
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<p>E'Twaun Moore will once again start at point guard in place of the Magic's captain.</p> <p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.orlandopinstripedpost.com/">Orlando Magic</a> will be without starting point guard <span>Jameer Nelson</span> on Tuesday night against the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.blogabull.com/">Chicago Bulls</a>, coach <span>Jacque Vaughn</span> <a href="https://twitter.com/FSMagic/status/265865921539747840" target="blank">announced</a> following the morning shootaround, as the team captain has nagging groin and hamstring injuries which will force him to sit. His status for Wednesday's game against the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.canishoopus.com/">Minnesota Timberwolves</a> is also in doubt. Second-year pro <span>E`Twaun Moore</span> will start in Nelson's place.</p>
<p>Moore, 23, made the first start of his career in Nelson's place on Sunday and came through in a big way, scoring 15 points, dishing six assists, and sinking all three of his three-point attempts as Orlando blew out the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.brightsideofthesun.com/">Phoenix Suns</a>, 115-94. </p>
<p>Nelson started Orlando's season-opening win against the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.denverstiffs.com/">Denver Nuggets</a> on Friday, tallying nine points and seven assists. He was a late scratch from Sunday's game. <a href="https://twitter.com/JohnDenton555/status/265865014743801856" target="blank">According</a> to John Denton of OrlandoMagic.com, Nelson hopes to be healthy enough to play in the weekend's home-and-home series against the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.netsdaily.com/">Brooklyn Nets</a>.</p>
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https://www.orlandopinstripedpost.com/2012/11/6/3609744/jameer-nelson-injury-chicago-bulls-2012-etwaun-mooreEvan Dunlap2012-11-04T19:30:40-05:002012-11-04T19:30:40-05:00Jameer Nelson rests, E'Twaun Moore starts vs. Suns
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<p>The nine-year veteran has a sore hamstring and groin, leaving the Magic without their best passer against Phoenix. </p> <p><span>Jameer Nelson</span> was a late scratch from Sunday's game against the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.brightsideofthesun.com/">Phoenix Suns</a> due to soreness in his groin and hamstring. <a href="https://twitter.com/JohnDenton555/status/265213053187018755" target="blank">According</a> to John Denton of Orlando<a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.orlandopinstripedpost.com/">Magic</a>.com, the Magic hope their decision to rest Nelson Sunday and on Orlando's off-day Monday will enable the nine-year veteran to play in back-to-back games Tuesday and Wednesday against the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.blogabull.com/">Chicago Bulls</a> and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.canishoopus.com/">Minnesota Timberwolves</a>.</p>
<p>Second-year pro <span>E'Twaun Moore</span> earned the starting nod in Nelson's place, the first start of his career. Through the first half, Moore has tallied seven points, two assists, three steals, and two turnovers.</p>
<p>Nelson's absence complicates a Magic offense already missing, in starting small forward <span>Hedo Türkoğlu</span>, one of its better ballhandlers. Getting open shots against Phoenix has proven difficult through the first 24 minutes, as Orlando has shot just 36 percent from the floor. Phoenix leads, 56-46.</p>
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https://www.orlandopinstripedpost.com/2012/11/4/3600792/jameer-nelson-injury-phoenix-suns-orlando-magic-2012Evan Dunlap