[情報] O'Neal plays through the pain
O'Neal plays through the pain
Forward starts despite medical staff telling him he should sit out with sore
knee
By Mike Wells
mike.wells@indystar.com
He has an occasional limp. He grimaces when he comes down awkwardly on it.
Pacers forward Jermaine O'Neal's left knee has bothered him for some time,
but the All-Star doesn't want to take time off even though the team's medical
staff told him he should sit out Tuesday's game.
"This is the first time the doctors told me not to play and I played since I
hurt my knee," he said. "I have a lot of pride. I wear wins and losses on my
sleeve."
O'Neal added more pain to his knee when he hyperextended it against the
Toronto Raptors on Friday.
O'Neal, who had 28 points, 13 rebounds, seven assists, six blocks and seven
turnovers in Tuesday's 103-92 loss to the Phoenix Suns, said the best way for
the Pacers to win games is with him on the court.
"At this point, as much as I would like to take a day off to get all the
swelling out, I just want to win," he said. "I want to be in the payoffs and
have a chance. It's a double-edge sword. You pay the price by playing, but
ultimately, emotionally, I can't handle not playing."
Tinsley out with foot injury
Pacers starting point guard Jamaal Tinsley missed the game with a sore left
foot.
Tinsley has been battling an assortment of injuries on his left leg -- foot,
shin, knee and thigh -- for a week.
"I know he got hit in the shin and it stuck around," Pacers coach Rick
Carlisle said. "He got hit in the knee the other night. It started in the
Milwaukee game (Feb. 21). He played in Toronto. He hasn't practiced for three
days since. We've been trying to nurse him back to health."
Tinsley, who has dealt with injuries the past three years, came into the
season wanting to play all 82 games. Tuesday's game was the second he has
missed. He missed more than 30 games by the time the Pacers played their 56th
game last season.
Darrell Armstrong started his third game of the season in place of Tinsley.
Playing heavy minutes
The 38-year-old Armstrong thought about it, then took a guess at how long
it's been since he played nearly 39 minutes in a game.
"Probably about my 10th year," said Armstrong, who is in his 13th season.
"I'm all right. My body feels good."
Armstrong, filling in for Tinsley, spent the night defending Phoenix point
guard Steve Nash and running the team's offense. Armstrong finished with 17
points, including five 3-pointers, and six assists.
Armstrong's previous high in minutes this season was 34 against Chicago on
Dec. 11.
Don't see it happening
News spread around Conseco Fieldhouse about Dallas owner Mark Cuban having
interest in Reggie Miller for the Mavericks' vacant roster spot.
Cuban mentioned Miller's name to reporters on Monday.
Miller, who didn't win a title in 18 years with the Pacers, has said in the
past he would never chase an NBA title. Miller is currently an analyst for
TNT.
"I don't see Reggie Miller coming back, particularly in a non-Pacers uniform
. . .," Carlisle said. "I know Mark Cuban has a lot of money, but I don't
know how much he can offer a guy with his team over the (salary) cap."
Call Star reporter Mike Wells at (317) 444-6053.
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