In the aftermath of last night’s rousing Nets win over the hated Knicks, it was found that Anthony Morrow got a few of his teeth knocked out because of a dirty Carmelo Anthony elbow that didn’t even get called a foul. The play in question was late in the 4th quarter and looked pretty serious but it obviously wasn’t that bad if Morrow was able to re-enter the game just a few moments later. He is probably going to be able to play on Wednesday against the Magic.
Another Net got some injury news yesterday, albeit it was worse than Morrow’s. The Nets have announced that Shawne Williams, who hasn’t played since February 11th, will require surgery on Wednesday to remove a piece of bone in his left foot. A timetable isn’t known on his return but I would give him all the time he needs. The Nets need healthy bodies but Williams has been so bad this year that I would rather have one less player than have him suit up and play.
We also have some news regarding the Nets involved in this week’s upcoming All-Star festivities. First off, Anthony Morrow will pay tribute to the late Nets great Drazen Petrovic, who died in a tragic car accident in 1993 when he was only 28 years of age. Anthony will wear Petrovic’s number 3 during the 3-point shooting contest.
After the jump are some more Nets news tidbits…
Secondly, Deron Williams was chosen for the All-Star skills competition on Saturday night and he will be facing off against defending champ Russell Westbrook, John Wall, Stephen Curry, Tony Parker, and Kyrie Irving. Deron’s inclusion into the competition makes for a grand total of three different Nets participating in the weekend’s festivities. Marshon Brooks will play in Friday’s Rising Stars game, Morrow in Saturday’s 3-point shootout, D-Will in the Skills contest on Saturday, and of course D-Will again on Sunday night for the actual All-Star game.
Finally, the Nets are reportedly interested in the recently-waived former Knicks small forward Renaldo Balkman to add depth at that position. I’m not in love with the prospects of Balkman getting significant minutes for this time but I guess he isn’t the worst option. I still don’t know how the Nets haven’t gone after free agent Al Thornton help for reinforcement at the 3.
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