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Abdur-Rahim To Have Mouth Wired Shut After Surgery On Jaw
Abdur-Rahim's jaw was broken by an elbow from Portland's Zach Randolph in the third quarter of the Kings' loss to the Trail Blazers on Monday night. He was scheduled for surgery Wednesday night, and will be re-evaluated after two weeks, with no timetable set for his return. Abdur-Rahim signed a five-year contract with the Kings last summer, hoping to reach the playoffs for the first time in 10 NBA seasons. He is Sacramento's third-leading scorer with 16.5 points per game and is making a career-best 54.7 percent of his shots. He is averaging 6.4 rebounds and 3.2 assists. But Abdur-Rahim has struggled to fit into the Kings' motion offense, and the club has struggled in almost every area since his arrival. The loss to Portland dropped last-place Sacramento to 10-17, though the Kings recovered with a victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday despite missing three of their top four scorers. Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Abdur-Rahim Out With Broken Jaw
There is no known timetable for Abdur-Rahim's absence. From Sacramento, Abdur-Rahim said he and trainer Pete Youngman will assess the situation Wednesday morning to decide on further measures. Abdur-Rahim was hit in the jaw by Trail Blazers forward Zach Randolph but continued to play in the game. Abdur-Rahim said the X-ray was merely a precautionary measure, and he was surprised when the news came that his jaw was broken. He flew with the team to Los Angeles late Monday night and returned the next morning. Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Bonzi And Peja Out With Injuries
The Kings (10-15) are off to a rough start this season, but hoped to turn things around in a stretch when they'll play six out of seven games at home. However, they'll now start that stretch without two of their leading scorers. Wells, who averages 15.1 points per game, has a partial tear to his right groin. Stojakovic, who is averaging 17.0 per game, is expected to miss a minimum of one week with a protruding disc in his lower back. Kevin Martin is likely to start in Wells' place Thursday night against Dallas, but it's uncertain who will start at forward for Stojakovic. Following the game with the Mavericks, the Kings host Portland next Monday before playing at the Los Angeles Clippers the following night. Then come four straight home games against Boston, Philadelphia, the Clippers and Indiana. Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Kings Dec 2005 Archive
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Sacramento Kings forward Shareef Abdur-Rahim's mouth will be wired shut for six weeks after he undergoes surgery to repair his broken jaw. 
The Sacramento Kings have lost two of their top players to injuries, with Bonzi Wells expected to miss at least three weeks with a groin injury and Peja Stojakovic out a week or more with an injured back.