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Bender Awaits Word On MRI
Bender, the fifth pick in the 1999 draft, has a loss of cartilage in both knees and has missed a significant number of games in each season since 2001-02. He has played in just two games this season for a total of 21 minutes, and for the first time has not accompanied the team on a trip. "We're going to see," Bender said when asked whether he thinks he will play again. "I'm not going to even talk about that yet." Pacers CEO Donnie Walsh said Tuesday that the results of Bender's latest MRIs have been sent to his agent in Los Angeles, and that a meeting with Bender and doctors is scheduled for next week. Bender's agent, Thaddeus Fucher, did not return phone calls Tuesday. "Right now, we're putting his tests in front of people to get opinions on where they think he is," Walsh said. "When we have enough information, we'll make a statement." Bender said he remains optimistic, but he has little medical evidence on which to base that hope. "That's just the way I am," he said. "I'll see what the MRI shows compared to last year." Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Granger Taken To Hospital After Passing Out In Car
"(The doctors) didn't know what it was at first," said Granger, who was a passenger in the car. "I had a concussion and I had lost so much blood. It was a combination of the two. They did a scan on my brain. Everything is fine now." Granger left the game twice -- once in each half -- to get stitches. The first time, Hawks rookie Marvin Williams hit him in the mouth, which required four stitches. In the second half, former Pacer Al Harrington hit Granger above his left eye, requiring four more stitches. "It's ridiculous," Granger said about the incidents. "They were like 20 minutes apart. What I didn't get was how they called a foul on me when I got hit by Al's elbow." Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Artest's MRI Shows No Damage
It revealed no serious damage, and he played on Sunday. Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Pacers Nov 2005 Archive
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Indiana Pacers forward Jonathan Bender is awaiting word on MRI results that could determine whether he'll be able to continue his NBA career.
Pacers rookie Danny Granger was at an Indianapolis-area hospital until 5 a.m. Saturday after passing out in his car at his house following Friday night's game against Atlanta.
Ron Artest, who was banged on his right hand by LeBron James late in the third period of Thursday's win over Cleveland, had an MRI on Saturday morning.