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Groin Injury Sidelines Hinrich

Dec 31, 2006 12:14 AM EST

Chicago guard Kirk Hinrich missed the Bulls' game against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday night because of a groin injury.

Hinrich, averaging 14.5 points and 5.8 assists, left late in the third quarter of Friday's 107-97 victory at Toronto after he aggravated a condition that had been nagging him for a week when he tried to stop T.J. Ford's penetration.

"It was something that bothered me about a week ago," Hinrich said. "It felt like something real minor, but it had been feeling good. Then, I [strained] it."

Hinrich hopes to play Tuesday when the Bulls host Phoenix.

Via ESPN

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Bulls Feel NBA Went Easy On Posey

Dec 30, 2006 5:10 PM EST

James Posey received a one game suspension, but the Bulls thought it was too light.

"All we can ask of the league is they look into situations like this in their totality," Paxson said in a statement to the three newspapers that cover the team full-time. "I'm convinced Stu Jackson deliberated and disciplined Posey appropriately.

"I'm always concerned about potential injury to any player on plays such as this and feel that the one-game suspension was the right response."

Other Bulls didn't agree with the ruling of Jackson, the league's vice president of basketball operations.

"I thought it was a little light," coach Scott Skiles said.

Added Deng: "I just don't understand the foul. Being the number of times it has happened with him, I don't understand it. But the suspension or whatever he gets, we don't play Miami until whenever. So I don't really care."

Via Chicago Tribune

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Heat Blame Hinrich For Wade's Injury

Dec 28, 2006 10:05 AM EST

Dwyane Wade was injured in Chicago on Wednesday night and accusations that Kirk Hinrich was to blame came from Pat Riley and Wade.

“Hinrich grabbed his hand,” Riley said after the game. “He does it all the time. Any time Dwyane comes off screens, they always either grab his shirt or they grab his hand. It’s a little bit of a tactic down below the body.

“The official can’t see it. He had Dwyane’s hand and he tried to pull his hand out of there, and I think something happened.”

Added Wade: “Yes, Hinrich pulled on it. It’s the same wrist I’ve hurt before, so any time something happens like this, it’s painful. It felt like the wrist pulled out of place. I had no strength in it and couldn’t shoot.”

Hinrich actually stood in front of his locker and listened to someone play a tape of Riley’s quote.

“I can’t worry about Pat Riley. I just have to worry about myself,” Hinrich said. “I wasn’t grabbing him, I know that. He might have hit his hand when we got tangled up. I know I wasn’t grabbing his arm.

“It’s unfortunate he got hurt. I wasn’t trying to hurt him. I was just out there trying to play. I was chasing him off a screen. There was contact. I don’t know if we got tangled up or whatever and he started grabbing his hand.”

Via Daily Herald

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