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Thursday, April 4, 2002
SPCI NATION
the BATTV THE BAT
Trip to injured list end
Michael Jordan’s seas®
give it a rest
WASHINGTON (AP) — Michael Jordan will
miss the rest of the season because of nagging
problems with his knee.
The Washington Wizards placed Jordan on the
injured list Wednesday, one day after he scored a
career-low two points in a career-low 12 minutes
of a loss to the Los Angeles Lakers.
“I think it is best at this point
to rest the knee and let it heal
properly,” Jordan said in a state
ment released by the team. ‘‘I
tried to get back and play as soon
as possible and, early on, the knee
responded well. But after the
swelling this morning. I think it’s
best to give it rest.”
Jordan had arthroscopic sur
gery Feb. 27 to repair tom carti
lage in his right knee.
He missed 12 games before
returning to the active roster on
March 20 in Denver and has
appeared in seven games since,
all as a reserve.
“Following his surgery,
Michael did absolutely everything to come back
as quickly as possible to help this team in our
playoff push,” general manager Wes Unseld said.
“In doing that, Michael probably pushed a little
too hard.”
Jordan reiterated that he plans to play next sea
son if he is physically able.
“I signed a two-year contract to play,” Jordan
said. “Obviously, my health will always deter
mine my playing status. But at this time, my plan
is to play next season.”
Jordan traveled with the Wizards to Milwaukee
late Tuesday for Wednesday night’s game against
the Bucks, but he returned to Washington on
Wednesday afternoon.
Bobby Simmons was activated off the
injured list and was to be in uniform for the
Milwaukee game.
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this point to rest the
knee and let it heal
properly... after the
swelling this morning,
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Jordan leads the Wizards in scorinf
23.3 points per game, but he has not
same since he knocked knees with ti
Etan Thomas in the final game before tit]
Star break.
Jordan struggled for five games after tht!
before opting for surgery. His struggles
with the Wizards’ fall
playoff picture.
The Wizards were 8-19
the All-Star break en
Wednesday’s game as the\
Indiana for the final playoff 1
in the Eastern Confer;
Jordan has never been ona
that didn’t make thepostsej
The Wizards had eighi
remaining in the regular
going into the gar
Milwaukee.
The 39-year-old
played only in the first hal
1 13-93 loss to the Laker
coach Doug Collins said ii
because the game was one ■ bETHLEI
and that Jordan needed the rest. (AP) — Israe
Jordan’s minutes were inconsequential;| e \y est Ra
outcome, and for the first time in his careerfe;B a ^ us on
a marginal, no-factor player off the bench. e i iew here h
After the game, Jordan said his knee felt fclf U g ee c
he gave no indication he was done for the seasaR|p S f j n j ans
“I was in no pain.’ Jordan said afte!B, trances an( j
game. “It was Doug’s decision to make n b s an£ } g
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don’t overdo it.
Jordan battled tendinitis in both kneesane
wrist, and had to overcome back spasms andt
broken ribs as he prepared for his secondy we | ve p a
back last summer. Nevertheless, he vowedtof^ rae |j so | c jj ei .
all X2 games
Jordan’s season scoring average is thesecife,^ a j cnj ,
lowest of his career, ahead only of his second an( j
son with the Chicago Bulls in 1985-86, when
broke his foot and played just 18 games
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Back problems force Nickto
to withdraw from The Masfers
(AP) — Jack Nicklaus
played in his first Masters as a
19-year-old amateur, won his
sixth green jacket when he was
46 and was still a factor going
into the weekend two years ago
at age 60 with an artificial hip.
. The Masters will have to do
without him this year.
Nicklaus, the most dominant
player in Augusta National his
tory, withdrew Tuesday from the
Masters because of lingering
back problems that have kept
him from tournament golf since
the Senior British Open last
summer.
“I do not think my golf game
is suitable right now for the com
petition ” Nicklaus said.
While the Golden Bear has
expressed concerns about com
peting against players half his age
on an Augusta National course
that has added nearly 300 yards, it
was a back injury that has
plagued him for nearly a year that
forced him to withdraw.
The 62-year-old Nicklaus
also withdrew from this week’s
Legends of Golf on the Senior
PGA Tour.
“I have tried over the last
couple of months to get my
body and my golf game in shape
to play at the Legends and pos
sibly the Masters,” Nicklaus
said. “And while encouraged, 1
made a decision today that nei
ther is at the point I hoped
they’d be at this stage.”
It will be only the second
time since 1959 that Nicklaus
has missed the Masters. He also
skipped in 1999 when he was
recovering from hip replace
ment surgery.
“We are disappointed that
due to his health. Jack will not
be competing in this year’s
Masters,” Augusta National
chairman Hootie Johnson said.
“Jack has made numerous con
tributions to this tournament,
and we hope physically he is
able to play golf again soon.”
Nicklaus said he will contin
ue a fitness program designed to
help his back. He hopes to play
in The Tradition, the first major
on the senior tour to be played
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on a course he desigvd.
“My back is better,
fully it will come ai
point where it will allowme
play golf in the not-so-dist?
future,” he said. “I really
competitive golf, ft’s in
blood, and I very muchlooL
ward to playing again soon.
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reach the fairway bunker on.'
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routinely hit his drives <4
about 210 yards.
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, Nicklaus
posting at his home couR. tffeeand pain
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