Pacers' forward Jermaine O'Neal sat out Indiana's regular-season opener against Washington on Wednesday night because of a hyperextended left knee.
O'Neal, a six-time All-Star, was hurt Oct. 8 when he collided with Shawne Williams during practice.
"Jermaine practiced today, but he's not ready to play," Pacers' coach Jim O' Brien said. "We expect him to play [Friday] against Miami."
Ike Diogu replaced O'Neal in the starting lineup.
Pacers center Troy Murphy also missed the game because of a strained left Achilles tendon. Williams sat out the first game of a three-game suspension for getting caught driving without a license.
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Antawn Jamison suspects that, barring a deep run in the playoffs, this season will be his last for the Washington Wizards.
"In the last couple years, it's always been something," said Jamison, the subject of numerous trade rumors in recent offseasons. "The only way I knew I wasn't getting traded was because of Ernie and Mr. Pollin. They said, 'You're not going anywhere,' and I knew I wasn't going anywhere."
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Rumors that the Washington Wizards were interested in trading Gilbert Arenas for disgruntled Los Angeles Lakers' star Kobe Bryant made the rounds on the Internet, radio and television yesterday, but team president Ernie Grunfeld shot down the possible deal.
"I don't normally comment on rumors, but there is no truth to this rumor," Grunfeld said when reached by phone last evening. "We've never had any conversations with the Lakers or with anyone else about Gilbert."
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Wizards Oct 2007 Archive
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Washington Post | Oct 30, 2007
Rumors that the Washington Wizards were interested in trading Gilbert Arenas for disgruntled Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant made the rounds on the Internet, radio and television on Monday, but team president Ernie Grunfeld shot down the possible deal.
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Chicago Tribune | Oct 29, 2007
Could Gilbert Arenas become a Laker in a scenario involving Kobe Bryant? One GM says to keep an eye on the Wizards.
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Yahoo.com | Oct 25, 2007
Pistons rookie guard Rodney Stuckey broke his left hand in a 104-85 victory over the Wizards on Wednesday.
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RealGM Staff Report | Oct 24, 2007
Washington Wizards' President Ernie Grunfeld announced today that the team has waived forward Mike Hall.
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Toronto Star | Oct 23, 2007
In a recent Gilbert Arenas' blog, the Wizards' All-Star guard wrote that rookie teammate Nick Young and his pal, Dominic McGuire, are practical jokers.
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RealGM Staff Report | Oct 21, 2007
Washington Wizards' President Ernie Grunfeld announced today that the team has waived guard Donell Taylor and center Tony Massenburg.
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SportingNews.com | Oct 16, 2007
Hanging over the Wizards' season will be the decision Gilbert Arenas made back in June, that he would exercise the opt-out clause in his contract and become an unrestricted free agent next summer.
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Washington Post | Oct 13, 2007
Washington Wizards center Etan Thomas's defective aortic valve was replaced during open-heart surgery on Thursday morning, and he could be released from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn.
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Washington Post | Oct 12, 2007
Washington Wizards center Etan Thomas underwent surgery Thursday morning at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn.
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RealGM Staff Report | Oct 11, 2007
Washington Wizards President Ernie Grunfeld announced today that the team has waived guards Willie Deane and Jamon Gordon.
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SI.com | Oct 11, 2007
Etan Thomas underwent open-heart surgery Thursday, and all his Washington Wizards teammates could do was wait, pray and hope for the best.
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RealGM Staff Report | Oct 10, 2007
Washington Wizards President Ernie Grunfeld announced on Wednesday that after further evaluation it was determined that center Etan Thomas will require surgery to repair a leak of the aortic valve.
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NBA.com | Oct 8, 2007
Tony Massenburg, now 40, is trying to make the Washington Wizards' roster, trying to latch on with what would be his NBA-record 13th club.
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ESPN | Oct 5, 2007
Washington Wizards forward Antawn Jamison returned to practice Friday, a day after missing time with a bruised right shin, only to have his session cut short when he tweaked his right ankle.
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Canadian Press | Oct 4, 2007
Washington Wizards forward Antawn Jamison sat out training camp practice Thursday night after bruising his right shin during the morning session.
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The Washington Times | Oct 3, 2007
A standard physical on Washington Wizards center Etan Thomas revealed a heart condition that prevented him from attending the team's first day of training camp, and two league sources with knowledge of the situation said the condition could be career threatening.
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Globe and Mail | Oct 2, 2007
Etan Thomas missed the start of training camp Tuesday because a cardiac test showed an irregularity during a routine checkup.
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Washington Post | Oct 2, 2007
Yesterday, Washington Wizards' center Brendan Haywood said he never asked for a trade following last season and he also addressed the status of his relationship with Eddie Jordan and Etan Thomas, with whom Haywood has had at least three physical altercations during the last two seasons.
