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Wade Leaning Towards Rehab

Feb 28, 2007 12:32 PM EST

On Tuesday, Dwyane Wade gave a strong indication that he plans to return from his dislocated left shoulder before the end of the season.

Wade's options are a vigorous rehabilitation program that could have him back for the final two weeks of the regular season, or surgery that would not have him back until next season. In either case, surgery would eventually be a necessity.

Asked about potential long-term risks by delaying the surgery, Wade sounded as if would move forward with a short-term solution.

"Of course you always worry about what-if, there's always the what-if," he said of potentially aggravating his injury. "But if that decision comes to play where I decide to come back, you can't think about the what-if, you've got to go ahead with it."

He is scheduled to receive a second opinion Thursday, but sounded Tuesday as if he had been well versed on the rehabilitation option.

"I mean, the reports are accurate: It's eventually surgery," he said. "But there's also an opportunity in there where I can opt for the rehab, and the rehab and the therapy, and get it strong and make a return by the end of the season.

"I'm feeling as good as I can feel," he said, with his left arm in a sling and the left sleeve of his suit coat flapping by his side. "My spirits are high, and that's the main thing. I know that everything in life happens for a reason, so I will find out what this reason is."

Via Sun-Sentinel

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Francis: No Plans To Retire

Feb 27, 2007 5:25 AM EST

Steve Francis says he is not thinking about an early retirement, but the injured Knicks guard can't say when he will play again.

Francis is out indefinitely due to chronic soreness in his right knee. Coincidentally, Francis has not played since Thursday's trading deadline. The Knicks were hoping to move Francis, and at one point there were conversations about trading him to Miami in a deal that would have included James Posey's expiring contract.

When asked last night if he believes the troublesome knee could force him to retire, Francis said: "No. That's the last thing."

A buyout seems more likely.

Via New York Daily News

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Shaq Reaches 25,000-Point Mark

Feb 27, 2007 12:37 AM EST

Shaquille O'Neal went over the 25,000-point mark for his career midway through the first quarter against the Knicks on Monday night.

O'Neal, who entered the contest five points shy, is the top scorer among active players and 14th overall in NBA history. The Heat center is the seventh to reach 25,000 points and 10,000 rebounds.

The milestone basket came with 6:04 left in the period when he muscled Malik Rose in the paint, backed him up and then scored over him to give Miami a 16-9 advantage.

The 15-year veteran is the first to hit the scoring milestone since Indiana's Reggie Miller on March 23, 2005. O'Neal, limited to just 17 of Miami's first 56 games this season because of a knee injury, came in with 11,193 rebounds.

He joins Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Karl Malone, Wilt Chamberlain, Moses Malone, Elvin Hayes, and Hakeem Olajuwon as those with 25,000 points and 10,000 rebounds.

Via AP

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