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Ailing Mashburn works out; whether he'll play is unclear

Apr 30, 2003 7:55 AM EST

New Orleans Hornets forward Jamal Mashburn shot a basketball for the first time in a week. Was it a tease or will he play in Game 5 tonight against the 76ers at the First Union Center?

Last Wednesday, Mashburn suffered a bone chip fracture/dislocation of his right middle finger during the Hornets' 90-85 loss in Game 2. Not until yesterday had Mashburn done any basketball-related activity, his finger covered with tape.

Via Philadelphia Inquirer

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Players root for Silas amid doubts on future

Apr 30, 2003 7:54 AM EST

It was no time to get nostalgic, so Paul Silas conducted practice as normal yesterday for the New Orleans Hornets. Never mind that it could have been the final Hornets practice ever run by the most successful coach in the team's 14-year history.

Trailing by three games to one in their Eastern Conference quarterfinal, the Hornets will attempt to stay alive when they visit the 76ers in Game 5 tonight at the First Union Center.

Via Philadelphia Inquirer

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Mashburn likely out for series

Apr 29, 2003 8:09 AM EST

If Jamal Mashburn plays any more for New Orleans in this season's playoffs, it apparently will have to be sometime after the first round.

The Hornets' star forward left Game 2 of the first-round series with the 76ers with a dislocation and chip fracture of the middle finger of his right hand.

Via Philadelphia Daily News

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Hornets Apr 2003 Archive

  • Snow steals Sixers show

    New Orleans Times-Picayune | Apr 29, 2003

    After Philadelphia's 96-87 win Monday night, one of the NBA's most accomplished coaches and effervescent players sounded like starstruck teenagers.

  • Davis' starring role missing storybook finish

    New Orleans Times-Picayune | Apr 29, 2003

    For 42 minutes of a 48-minute game he had played on a leg and a half, and now Baron Davis was stretched out, resting both legs, looking off into locker-room space, thinking.

  • Mash out, Davis in

    The Times Picayune | Apr 25, 2003

    Benjamin Hochman of the Times Picayune reports that Jamal Mashburn will likely miss Game 3 of the Hornets series against Philadelphia.

  • Mashburn injures hand, could miss extended period

    Philadelphia inquirer | Apr 24, 2003

    Dick Jerardi of the Philadelphia Inquirer reports that Hornets forward Jamal Mashburn dislocated his middle finger and also has a chip fracture in the same finger.

  • Davis a no-go for tonight?

    New Orleans Times-Picayune | Apr 23, 2003

    Davis a no-go for tonight?

  • Bone bruise could keep Davis out

    | Apr 22, 2003

    Jimmy Smith of the Times-Picayune reports that a bone bruise in Baron Davis' left knee could keep him out for Game 2 against Philadelphia.

  • Davis' knee popping

    The times picayune | Apr 18, 2003

    Jimmy Smith of the Times-Picayune reports that Baron Davis is experiencing popping in his left knee.

  • Hornets to West was based on geography

    New Orleans Times-Picayune | Apr 11, 2003

    John Reid of the New Orleans Times-Picayune reports: According to the NBA's Deputy Commissioner, The NBA's decision to move the New Orleans Hornets from the Eastern to the Western conference was simply based on geography.