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Hill to sit out tonight's gameThe Orlando Sentinel Staff reports: Orlando Magic forward Grant Hill will sit out tonight's game home game against the Washington Wizards. The team is currently trying to figure out why chronic tendinitis in his left ankle keeps bothering him. The team will consult with medical specialists this week to find "a light at the end of the tunnel," general manager John Gabriel said Monday. "We were hoping that the tendinitis that he experiences we could get under control, which really hasn't happened," Gabriel said. "We want to get the docs re-involved in this, now that we're at home for a while, and see if we can find a remedy or a rhythm to all this to get him back on the court." Hill already had missed six games before tonight's game, including Saturday's 101-95 victory over the Boston Celtics. He also has played 10 minutes or less in three others. In 26 games, Hill is averaging 15.6 points on 49.5 percent shooting, with 7.6 rebounds and 4.4 assists. He started Friday against Memphis but played just four minutes. The Magic's next game is Friday at New Orleans. Orlando Magic, Washington Wizards Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Rivers calls out HeinsohnSteve Bulpett of the Boston Herald reports that the Magic used some motivational tapes to get ready for last night’s Celtics game. Magic coach Doc Rivers explained that the team listened to tapes of Celtics color commentator Tommy Heinsohn in the locker room before beating the Celtics 101-95. ``I thought our guys had some extra zest going into this game,'' said Rivers, whose club lost to the Celts twice in December. ``They heard a tape of Tommy Heinsohn before our game. I don't know how the tape got into our locker room, but it just did, and basically he belittled every single player on our basketball team. ``I thought our guys took that personal,'' he added. ``Coach his own team or his guys and leave us alone. We'll do our own job. It's good that guys responded with that win.'' Tracy McGrady added, ``(Heinsohn) must think Larry Bird is still playing. When he disrespects us like that, sure it's going to be on our minds.'' Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Hill might be out for a whileTim Povtak of the Orlando Sentinel reports: Grant Hill will talk via conference call Monday with his team of doctors, who will discuss the option of an extended period of rest to solve the frustrating case of tendinitis in his surgically repaired left ankle. Hill also will undergo another round of tests on the ankle, which he has been doing every two weeks during this season. Hill said before the game that he hopes to play monday night against the Washington Wizards but he could instead end up being out for one or two weeks and prehaps even longer. The good news is that Magic team physician Joe Billings believes that Hill has a case of tendinitis. According to Billings, none of the recent X-rays or magnetic resonance imaging shows a problem with the anklebone that has been repaired surgically three times. "Sometimes with tendinitis, you just have to shut it down to calm it down," said Magic team physician Joe Billings. Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Magic Dec 2002 Archive
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