2002-03 Mavs Injuries

5/29 Dirk Nowitzki (left knee sprain), Shawn Bradley (right knee
     sprain), and Evan Eschmeyer (sore left knee) did not play in 
     games 4, 5, and 6 against San Antonio.
5/24 Dirk Nowitzki's MRI on his left knee showed that he has a 
     medial retinacular sprain (ligaments that holds the knee 
     cap).
5/24 Shawn Bradley's MRI on his right knee showed that he has a 
     sprained MCL.
5/23 Dirk Nowitzki left the game during the 4th quarter with a
     sprained left knee.
5/23 Shawn Bradley left the San Antonio game 3 during the 3rd
     quarter with a sprained right knee.
5/21 Eduardo Najera did not play in game 2 in San Antonio due to a 
     sore lower thigh and knee.
5/17 Adrian Griffin did not play in games 4, 5, 6, or 7 against 
     Sacramento due to a sprained right ankle.
4/1 Michael Finley did not play in the New Orleans, Minnesota, 
    Portland, LA Clippers, Denver, Phoenix, or San Antonio games 
    due to a strained left hamstring.  
3/18 Shawn Bradley played limited minutes in the Cleveland game 
     due to a sore left knee.
3/18 Michael Finley left the Cleveland game at the end of the 1st
     half with a strained left hamstring.
3/16 Shawn Bradley suffered a mild knee injury when he fell to the
     floor and landed on the knee during overtime of the Sacramento 
     game.
3/14 Dirk Nowitzki left the Golden State game late in the 2nd
     quarter with a sprained left ankle and did not return.
3/8 Walt Williams did not play in the Utah game due to a sprained
    left index finger.
3/7 Walt Williams did not play in the Miami game due to a sprained
    left finger.
3/4 Shawn Bradley was cut below his right eye at the end of the 
    3rd quarter of the New Jersey game and received 7 stitches and 
    did not return.
2/4 Adrian Griffin did not play in the Sacramento game due to a
    sore right knee.
2/1 Raja Bell did not play in the Denver or Minnesota games due to 
    a left thigh contusion.
1/8 Shawn Bradley did not play in the Atlanta game due to a
    strained right thigh.
1/4 Walt Williams did not play in the Philadelphia, LA Clippers, 
     Milwaukee, or New York games due to a strained left knee.
12/26 Walt Williams suffered a strained left knee during the 2nd
      quarter of the New Orleans game and did not return.
12/26 Adrian Griffin aggravated his dislocated right shoulder
      during the 1st quarter of the New Orleans game and did not 
      return.
12/14 Dirk Nowitzki (sprained right ankle) did not play in the
      Memphis game.
12/11 Dirk Nowitzki (sprained right ankle) and Adrian Griffin
      (partially seperated right shoulder) did not play in the San 
       Antonio game.
12/10 Adrian Griffin suffered a partially dislocated right shoulder
      during the 3rd quarter of the Clippers game and did not play 
      the rest of the game.
12/10 Dirk Nowitzki suffered a high left ankle sprain during the
      1st quarter of the Clippers game and did not play the rest of
      the game.
12/10 Walt Williams did not play in the LA Clippers game due to a
      sprained right elbow.
12/7 Eduardo Najera (left knee surgery) and Walt Williams
     (tendinitis right elbow) did not play in the Golden State games.
12/6 Eduardo Najera did not play in the LA Lakers game due to
     surgery on his left knee.
12/6 Eduardo Najera underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left knee
     and is expected to be out 6 to 8 weeks.
12/4 Eduardo Najera did not play in the Portland game due to a sore
     left knee.
12/4 Michael Finley did not travel with the team to Portland on
     Tuesday due to the flu, but did join the team on Wednesday and 
     played in the Portland game.
12/2 Eduardo Najera did not play in the Chicago or Toronto games 
     due to a sore left knee.
11/28 Evan Eschmeyer (arthroscopic surgery right knee) did not play
      in the Seattle, Detroit, or Indiana games.
11/21 Evan Eschmeyer (arthroscopic surgery right knee) did not play
      in the Houston game.
11/19 Evan Eschmeyer (arthroscopic surgery right knee) and Popeye 
      Jones (back spasms) did not play in the LA Lakers game.
11/19 Evan Eschmeyer underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right
      knee to repair damaged cartilage.  He is expected to be out 4 
      to 6 weeks.
11/16 Evan Eschmeyer (strained right knee) and Popeye Jones (back
      spasms) did not play in the New Jersey, Boston, Cleveland, 
      Portland, or Detroit games.  
11/16 Evan Eschmeyer is expected to undergo surgery on his right
      knee this week to repair cartilage damage.
11/11 Nick Van Exel underwent surgery on his right knee this morning
      to repair damaged and torn cartilage.  He is expected to be out 
      3 to 6 weeks.
11/8 Raef LaFrentz (sprained right ankle) and Evan Eschmeyer
     (strained right knee) did not play in the Chicago or Toronto 
     games.  
11/4 Raef LaFrentz did not play in the Golden State game due to a
     sprained right ankle.
11/4 Raef LaFrentz was diagnosed with a 3rd degree right ankle
     sprain and is expected to be out 3 to 6 weeks.
11/2 Raef LaFrentz suffered a high ankle sprain early in the 3rd
     quarter of the Phoenix game and was helped off the court.
10/24 Popeye Jones did not play in the Orlando or Boston games due 
      to back spasms.
10/22 Popeye Jones suffered from back spasms on Tuesday and did not
      travel with the team for the 2-game road trip.
10/19 Popeye Jones (sprained right ankle) and Tariq Abdul-Wahad
      (sore right knee) did not play in the Milwaukee game.
10/17 Michael Finley (inflamed left knee), Raef LaFrentz (sore right
      heel and his turn to sit), Popeye Jones (sprained right 
      ankle), and Tariq Abdul-Wahad (sore right knee) did not play 
      in the Detroit game.
10/15 Don Nelson did not coach in Tuesday's Detroit game as he 
      stayed in Dallas to undergo tests on his sore lower back.  
      The tests came back negative and did not show the problem 
      to be anything more than muscular.
10/15 Michael Finley (slightly inflamed left knee and his turn to 
      skip a game), Popeye Jones (sprained right ankle), and 
      Tariq Abdul-Wahad (sore right knee) did not play in 
      Tuesday's Detroit game.
10/11 Steve Nash (sore left hand and his turn to skip a game), 
      Popeye Jones (sprained right ankle), and Tariq Abdul-Wahad 
      (sore right knee) did not play in the Milwaukee game.
10/10 Popeye Jones (sprained right ankle), Nick Van Exel (sore
      right knee), and Tariq Abdul-Wahad (sore right knee) did not 
      play in the Denver game.
10/8 Popeye Jones did not play in the Sacramento game due to a
     sprained right ankle.
5/31 Dirk Nowitzki underwent successful surgery on his left ankle to
     remove 4 bone spurs.  He is expected to be out of basketball 
     related activities for 4 to 6 weeks.
5/29 Dirk Nowitzki's left ankle surgery to remove bone spurs has been
     rescheduled for Friday morning.
5/24 Dirk Nowitzki's ankle surgery that was scheduled for today has
     been postponed until next week as he has a sinus infection.
5/21 Nick Van Exel has opted not to undergo surgery on his left elbow
     and will undergo a conservative rest therapy to try to heal the 
     problems he has had with the elbow.
5/21 Adrian Griffin underwent successful surgery on his back to
     remove a herniated disc.  It will be at least 6 weeks before he 
     can participate in any basketball related activities.
5/15 Dirk Nowitzki will undergo surgery on his left ankle May 24 
     to have bone spurs removed.
5/15 Adrian Griffin will undergo back surgery May 21 to correct a
     troublesome disk.
5/15 Eduardo Najera had a cast placed on his fractured right 
     thumb.  He will have to wear the cast for at least 10 to 14 
     days, when doctors will re-evaluate the injury.