[外電] Webster could need surgery
The swingman is going to the doctor for a second opinion on a back injury
that has bothered him since last spring.
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Rookie forward Wes Johnson and backup point guard Sebastian Telfair both
expect to play in the Timberwolves' season opener, but the team will play on
without swingman Martell Webster on Wednesday night against Sacramento and
quite possibly well beyond.
Webster returns to the doctor Monday for a second opinion on a back injury he
initially termed muscle spasms but now, he said, could require surgery.
"I don't know," he said. "That's what the meeting will entail. I'll keep my
fingers cross. Maybe not."
Webster said the injury dates to last spring's playoffs, when he was undercut
and fell hard in a game against Phoenix. He said it bothered him last summer
and he had it examined "a couple times." The pain grew progressively worse
during training camp and preseason games. "It's just one of those things that
starts to nag and you don't want to make it worse," said Webster, who was
acquired from Portland on draft night last summer, the Wolves hoping he was
the athletic, versatile, sweet-shooting wing player they lacked. "It's
definitely not long term. I'm not worried about it because I'm a very
optimistic person."
Webster missed the final two preseason games. Johnson and Telfair also missed
Friday's preseason finale at Milwaukee.
Bassy is back
Telfair expects to practice fully Monday and Tuesday after he, Webster and
Johnson sat out most or all of Sunday's practice. Without him healthy Friday,
veteran point guard Luke Ridnour played 39 minutes against the Bucks and
looked like a walking ice bag afterward.
"That's a lot of minutes," Telfair said. "I'll be out there to help him out
Wednesday. Definitely."
Telfair sprained his shoulder last week against Indiana when he unwisely
faked Pacers 7-3 center Roy Hibbert into the air -- and the big fella came
down hard on him.
"Somebody 7-6 landing on a guy 6 feet tall is not a pretty picture," Telfair
said. "That's the last guy on the whole court I want to run into, besides big
Pek [teammate Nikola Pekovic]."
Hanging on
Johnson said he will be ready to play against the Kings after resting his
ailing hamstring the past four days. It's an injury that has bothered him
since July. Wolves coach Kurt Rambis rested Johnson after he noticed the
first-round draft pick was running with a shortened stride to protect that
muscle.
"I'm really frustrated, but I'm trying to stay positive," Johnson said. "I
talk to a lot of vets and they tell me it's a nagging injury that can hurt
you the whole season if you don't stay on top of it. The last couple games, I
really couldn't open up the way I wanted to, couldn't run really. But it's
feeling a lot better."
No worries
Newcomer Michael Beasley had an awfully quiet preseason. Now that the regular
season is here, the Wolves hope he can transform into the player that Kevin
Love calls the team's "assassin" and potential "monster" scorer.
"Mike's fine, he'll be fine," Love said. "He's what, 21 years old? So he'll
figure it out. The game comes to him so easy. He'll be more than OK. He's
going to score in bunches. He's going to have nights where he's going to be
spectacular."
Etc.
‧ Rambis said there's a "slight, slight, slight" chance the Wolves will make
a move either through a trade or signing by Monday's deadline to set their
roster for Wednesday's opener. "Something might happen, but this is the team
as you see it," Rambis said, referring to a 15-man roster that includes
former Michigan State guard Maurice Ager.
‧ When asked if Wayne Ellington is his starting shooting guard come opening
night, Rambis said: "I don't know where I stand on that. He has been playing
well. He has been doing a great job." Ellington played with the first unit at
practice Sunday.
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