Just when it appeared that the Washington Wizards' injury situation couldn't get worse, guard Antonio Daniels went for a layup Friday night in Atlanta and was greeted near the basket by Hawks forward Solomon Jones. Daniels went down with a loud thud, landing hard on his back and hitting the back of his head.

He finished the game, but he did not practice Saturday and did not play yesterday against the Bulls after his back tightened up.

Daniels said yesterday he was not sure when he'd return and Coach Eddie Jordan said his most optimistic hope is that Daniels "gets a few minutes" in the final two regular season games.