2009-10 Mavs Injuries

5/11 Erick Dampier underwent minor arthroscopic surgery on his left 
     knee to clean out debris.
4/18 Jason Terry is no longer playing with the face mask.
4/12 Caron Butler (strained right hip flexor) did not play in the 
     LA Clippers game.
4/11 Brendan Haywood suffered a sprained ankle during the 2nd
     quarter of the Sacramento game and did not return.
4/11 Shawn Marion (strained left oblique muscle) did not play in the
     Sacramento, Portland, and Memphis games.
4/3 Shawn Marion left the Oklahoma City game during the 2nd quarter
    with a strained left oblique muscle (side) and did not return.
3/29 J.J. Barea (sore left ankle) did not play in the Denver game.
3/27 Brendan Haywood suffered a jammed left middle finger during
     the 1st quarter of the Golden State game and did not return.
3/13 Jason Terry (facial surgery) did not play in the New York game.
3/10 Jason Terry (facial surgery) and J.J. Barea (sprained left
     ankle) did not play in the New Jersey game.
3/8 J.J. Barea left the Minnesota game late in the 4th quarter with
    a sprained ankle and did not return.
3/8 Erick Dampier (right middle finger surgery), Jason Terry
    (facial surgery), and Brendan Haywood (strained lower back) did 
    not play in the Minnesota or Chicago games.
3/5 Brendan Haywood left the Sacramento game during the 1st quarter
    with a strained lower back and did not return.
3/5 Erick Dampier (right middle finger surgery) did not play in the
    Sacramento or Minnesota games.
3/5 Jason Terry underwent surgery on his face to repair damage 
    done during Wednesday's Minnesota game.  Terry received an elbow to
    the face during the 3rd quarter and left the court briefly before 
    returning to action.  It was later determined that Terry suffered 
    from a fractured oribal bone and broken nose.  Terry is expected to 
    be out 10 to 14 days.
3/4 Jason Terry is scheduled to undergo surgery on his face today
    to repair damage done during Wednesday's Minnesota game.  Terry 
    received a forearm to the face during the 4th quarter and left 
    the court breifly before returning to action.
3/3 Erick Dampier (right middle finger surgery) did not play in the
    Minnesota game.
2/26 Caron Butler (reaction to medication) did not play in the Atlanta
     or LA Lakers games.
2/22 Erick Dampier (right middle finger surgery) missed the Indiana,
     Miami, Orlando, and Phoenix games.
2/17 Erick Dampier underwent surgery on his right middle finger to
     repair an open dislocation (bone broke the skin) and is out 
     indefinitely.
2/16 Erick Dampier suffered an open dislocation of right middle
     finger that required surgery to close during the Oklahoma City 
     game.
2/9 Shawn Marion (lower back tightness) did not play in the Denver
    game.
2/3 Dirk Nowitzki suffered a sparined right thumb during the 3rd
    quarter of the Golden State game, but was able to return in the 
    4th quarter.
2/1 Rodrigue Beaubois fell hard to the floor during the 1st quarter
    and did not return with a bruised lower back.
1/22 Shawn Marion suffered a cut on his right forefinger during the
     1st quarter of the Philadelphia game that required 3 stitches.  
     He did return to the game.
1/9 Drew Gooden (sprained right ring finger) did not play in the
    Utah game.
1/8 Drew Gooden suffered a cut on his chin during the 2nd quarter
    of the San Antonio game that required 4 stitches.  He did play 
    in the 2nd half.
12/26 Drew Gooden (back spasms) did not play in the Memphis game.
12/18 Dirk Nowitzki left the game vs Houston during the 2nd quarter
      with a large gash on his elbow that needed 3 stitches and he 
      did not return.  Nowitzki's elbow inadvertantly hit Carl Landry 
      (Hou) in the mouth while driving and Landry also left the game 
      and did not return as he lost 5 teeth (2 of which had to be 
      removed from Nowitzki's elbow) and was taken to the hospital 
      for emergency dental work.
11/28 Quinton Ross (sore lower back) did not play in the Cleveland,
      Indiana, or Houston games.
11/24 Quinton Ross (sore lower back) did not play in the 2nd half
      of the Golden State game.
11/24 Shawn Marion (sprained left ankle) did not play in the Golden
      State, Sacramento, or San Antonio games.
11/16 Erick Dampier (ill) did not play in the Milwaukee game.
11/15 Erick Dampier did not play in the Detroit game.  Dampier took
      ill just prior to the game and was taken to the hospital as a 
      precaution.
11/11 Josh Howard did not play in the 4th quarter of the San
      Antonio game due to a sore left ankle.
11/4 Drew Gooden (muscle strain right ribs) and Quinton Ross
     (bruised lower back did not play in the New Orleans game.
11/3 Drew Gooden (muscle strain right ribs) did not play in the Utah
     or LA Clippers games.
10/23 Josh Howard (resting left ankle), Tim Thomas (right knee 
      surgery), and Erick Dampier (personal reasons) did not play in 
      the Houston game.
10/20 Shawn Marion (sore right calf), Josh Howard (resting left
      ankle), Tim Thomas (right knee surgery), Dirk Nowitzki (rest), 
      Jason Kidd (rest), and Jason Terry did not play in the 
      Cleveland game.
10/17 Shawn Marion (sore right calf), Josh Howard (resting left
      ankle), and Tim Thomas (right knee surgery) did not play in the 
      Cleveland and Detroit games.
10/11 Josh Howard (resting left ankle) and Tim Thomas (right knee 
      surgery) did not play in the Memphis or Washington games.
10/5 Shawn Marion (sore right knee), Josh Howard (resting left
     ankle), and Tim Thomas (right knee surgery) did not play in the 
     Orlando game.
9/22 Tim Thomas underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right knee to
     repair torn cartilage.