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Bucks sign guard Anthony Goldwire

Feb 29, 2004 3:35 AM EST

MILWAUKEE (AP) The Milwaukee Bucks signed guard Anthony Goldwire to a 10-day contract Saturday as a replacement for injured rookie T.J. Ford.

The 6-foot-2 Goldwire appeared in five games for the Minnesota Timberwolves this season, averaging 2.6 points. Minnesota signed him to consecutive 10-day contracts before he was waived Jan. 26.

Goldwire, a 1994 draft pick of the Phoenix Suns out of Houston, also played in 37 games this season with the Yakima Sun Kings of the CBA, averaging 23.3 points.

He has appeared in 224 NBA games with Charlotte, Denver, San Antonio, Washington and Minnesota, averaging 6.6 points.

Ford was placed on the injured list Feb. 25 with a mild bruise of the spinal cord after a hard fall against Minnesota. He is expected to miss two to three weeks.

Via Associated Press

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Joe Smith out with sprained ankle

Feb 27, 2004 9:50 PM EST

MILWAUKEE (AP) Bucks forward Joe Smith was held out of Friday's game against the Memphis Grizzlies because of a sprained left ankle.

Keith Van Horn started in his place. Van Horn came off the bench in his first four games after being traded to Milwaukee from the New York Knicks on Feb. 15.

Smith is listed as day-to-day. He left Wednesday's game at Boston during the first quarter after injuring the ankle.

Smith is averaging 10.2 points and a team-high 8.6 rebounds.

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Milwaukee's T.J. Ford out two to three weeks

Feb 25, 2004 9:03 PM EST

MILWAUKEE (AP) Milwaukee point guard T.J. Ford is expected to miss two to three weeks because of a bruised spinal cord.

Ford was carried off the court on a stretcher after falling hard during the fourth quarter Tuesday night against Minnesota.

The rookie spent the night at St. Luke's Medical Center. Further evaluation, including an MRI, found Ford sustained a mild bruise, the Bucks said Wednesday.

Ford is expected to make a full recovery. He was averaging 27 minutes and seven points per game.

Before Ford's freshman season at Texas began in the fall of 2001, he was diagnosed with spinal stenosis, a narrowing of the openings of the vertebra the spinal cord runs through.

After consulting with doctors, Ford decided against surgery to fix the problem, and tests later showed that the condition had improved.

Ford was the eighth pick in the draft last summer after leading Texas as a sophomore to its first appearance in the NCAA Final Four in 56 years.

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Bucks Feb 2004 Archive

  • Milwaukee's T.J. Ford injured against Minnesota

    Associated Press | Feb 25, 2004

    MILWAUKEE (AP) Milwaukee rookie point guard T.

  • Van Horn's debut with Bucks delayed until Saturday

    Associated Press | Feb 18, 2004

    MILWAUKEE (AP) Although Keith Van Horn didn't like the timing of his latest trade, he says the Milwaukee Bucks should be a perfect fit for him.

  • Big O created change on and off court

    Associated Press | Feb 18, 2004

    LOS ANGELES (AP) Oscar Robertson turned the triple-double into an everyday accomplishment long before Magic Johnson made it basketball's most eye-catching statistic.

  • Van Horn's debut with Bucks delayed

    Associated Press | Feb 17, 2004

    MILWAUKEE (AP) Keith Van Horn will not make his debut with the Milwaukee Bucks until Saturday night against the Los Angeles Clippers.

  • Knicks, Bucks, Hawks made five-player deal

    Associated Press | Feb 16, 2004

    LOS ANGELES (AP) Isiah Thomas made yet another move Sunday in his transformation of the New York Knicks, trading Keith Van Horn to the Milwaukee Bucks and acquiring Tim Thomas in a three-way deal that also involved the Atlanta Hawks.

  • Bucks acquire Van Horn

    ESPN | Feb 15, 2004

    ESPN's Stephen Smith is reporting that the Atlanta Hawks, Milwaukee Bucks, and New York Knicks have agreed to a three-way trade that involves five players.

  • Bucks on target for playoffs

    Associated Press | Feb 7, 2004

    MILWAUKEE (AP) In the face of last-place preseason prognostications, general manager Larry Harris boldly forecast that his Milwaukee Bucks would be in prime position for a playoff run this season.

  • Bucks hope Redd is All-Star reserve

    Associated Press | Feb 2, 2004

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  • Diaw's late shot seals door on Bucks' rally

    Atlanta Journal-Constitution | Feb 1, 2004