Cavaliers guard Daniel Gibson suffered a left high ankle sprain during the second quarter of last night’s game at Indiana. An MRI taken today at The Cleveland Clinic by Head Team Physician Dr. Richard Parker confirmed the injury. He is expected to be out four to six weeks. His status will be updated as appropriate.
Day: February 21, 2008
Exact details of deadline-day trades
The NBA trade deadline was today (February 21) and several deals are official. They are listed below and include exact details of each trade. Click each link.
Sonics, Cavaliers, Bulls trade moves Larry Hughes, Donyell Marshall, Ben Wallace, Wally Szczerbiak
Raptors trade Juan Dixon to Pistons for Primoz Brezec and cash
Nuggets trade Von Wafer to Trail Blazers for Taurean green
Timberwolves trade Gerald Green to Rockets for Kirk Snyder, draft pick
Nene to have one chemotherapy treatment
Denver Nuggets F Nenê will undergo one treatment of chemotherapy on Tuesday, Feb. 26. The treatment is preventative and essentially eliminates the odds of a recurrence.
Following chemotherapy, Nenê will have a short period of recovery, after which he is cleared by physicians to begin working his way back to the court. However, there remains no exact timetable for his return.
Nenê had surgery on Jan. 15 to remove a malignant testicular tumor and has been out since taking a medical leave of absence on Jan. 11.
Daniel Gibson sprains left ankle
Cavaliers guard Daniel Gibson left tonight’s game at Indiana in the third quarter with a left ankle sprain. X-rays at the arena were negative and he did not return to the game. He will be re-evaluated tomorrow in Cleveland and his status will be updated as appropriate.