1999-2000 Mavs Injuries
4/17 Dallas activated Gary Trent and placed Rodrick Rhodes on IR with a
dislocated right index finger.
4/13 Cedric Ceballos did not play in the Houston, Portland, LA Clipper,
Denver, Sacramento, and Vancouver games due to a broken left pinky
finger.
4/4 Robert Pack underwent emergency root canal surgery. He was not at
the Vancouver game.
3/25 Cedric Ceballos did not play in the LA Clippers, Utah, Washington
games due to a broken left pinky finger.
3/9 Cedric Ceballos did not play in the Minnesota game due to a sprained
left pinky finger.
3/7 Don Nelson did not coach in the Seattle, Sacramento, or Phoenix games
due to the flu.
3/2 Shawn Bradley did not play and Don Nelson did not coach in the New
Jersey game due to the flu.
2/29 Shawn Bradley did not play in the Philadelphia game due to the flu.
2/28 Shawn Bradley missed the 2nd half of the Boston game due to the flu.
2/21 Shawn Bradley missed the Toronto and Indiana games due to blurred
vision.
1/23 Gary Trent (strained left groin) did not play in the Detroit game.
1/19 Steve Nash (sprained right ankle) did not play in the Washington
game.
1/17 Gary Trent (strained left groin) and Steve Nash (sprained right ankle)
did not play in the Houston, Portland, Golden State, Portland, or
Atlanta games.
1/6 Gary Trent (strained left groin) and Steve Nash (sprained right ankle)
did not play in the Utah game. Shawn Bradley left the game midway
through the 3rd quarter with an abdominal contusion after being kneed
by Karl Malone, but returned to action in the 4th quarter.
1/4 Gary Trent left the Denver game early in the 4th quarter with a
strained left groin and Dirk Nowitzki left the game midway through
the 4th with food poisoning (he was throwing up).
1/4 Steve Nash (sprained right ankle) did not play in the Denver, Toronto,
LA Lakers, Sacramento, Phoenix, Miami, Minnesota, or Vancouver games.
12/20 Steve Nash had the cast removed from his right ankle and a walking
boot was placed on the foot. He is expected to be out 2 more weeks.
12/17 Robert Pack is out indefinitely with a 2nd degree sprained tendon
in his right ankle.
12/16 Robert Pack suffered a sprained left wrist, a sprained right foot,
a bruised right knee, and a welt over his left eye in the 3rd quarter
of the New York game on a flagrant foul by Larry Johnson. X-rays
were negative.
12/14 Steve Nash (sprained right ankle) did not play in the San Antonio
game. Gary Trent returned to action in the San Antonio game and
Dirk Nowitzki played despite rolling his left ankle prior to the
game.
12/11 Gary Trent (slightly torn left hamstring) and Steve Nash (sprained
right ankle) did not play in the Phoenix game.
12/8 Gary Trent (slightly torn left hamstring) and Steve Nash (sprained
right ankle) did not play in the Utah game. Robert Pack only played
in the 1st quarter as a precautionary matter due to is sore right
groin.
12/7 Gary Trent (slightly torn left hamstring) and Steve Nash (sprained
right ankle) did not play in the Vancouver game.
12/6 Steve Nash will be out at least 2 weeks after receiving another
cortisone injection in his sprained right ankle and having the
ankle placed in a cast.
12/5 Robert Pack (strained right groin), Steve Nash (sprained right
ankle), and Gary Trent (slightly torn left hamstring) did not play
in the Chicago, Minnesota, or Milwaukee games.
11/30 Steve Nash played limited minutes in the New York and Cleveland
games due to his sprained right ankle.
11/30 Robert Pack did not play in the Cleveland, New York, or Chicago
games due to a strained right groin.
11/29 Erick Strickland suffered a sprained sternoclavicular joint in his
left shoulder during the 1st quarter of the New York game when he
went diving for a loose ball and will be out at least 6 to 8 weeks.
11/24 Cedric Ceballos (flu), Steve Nash (sprained right ankle), and Robert
Pack (strained right groin) did not play in the Houston or Orlando
games.
11/20 Cedric Ceballos (flu) and Steve Nash (sprained right ankle) did not
play in the San Antonio game.
11/19 Steve Nash received a cortisone injection in his right ankle and
will miss the San Antonio game.
11/17 Rick Hughes missed the Houston and Charlotte games due to the flu.
11/17 Randall Jackson has been out for a while with a bruised right thigh.
10/29 Steve Nash re-aggravated his strained tendon in his right ankle
during practice and is now questionable for the season opener.
10/29 Dirk Nowitzki has missed the past two practices with bone spurs in
his left ankle.
10/26 Shawn Bradley (lower back strain), Steve Nash (sprained right
ankle), Michael Finley (bruised right heel), Gary Trent (torn left
hamstring), and Robert Pack (sore ankle) did not play in the
Milwaukee game. Pack's not playing was purely a precautionary move.
10/25 Shawn Bradley (lower back strain), Steve Nash (sprained right
ankle), Michael Finley (bruised right heel), and Gary Trent (torn
left hamstring) did not play in the Orlando or Charlotte games.
10/22 Bad news. Gary Trent will be out 2 to 4 weeks with a slight tear of
his left hamstring. He will miss the start of the season.
10/21 Gary Trent pulled his left hamstring at the end of the Toronto game.
The injury will be evaluated today to see how serious it is.
10/21 Shawn Bradley (lower back strain), Steve Nash (sprained right ankle),
and Michael Finley (bruised right heel) did not play in the Toronto
game.
10/19 Shawn Bradley (sore back), Steve Nash (sprained ankle), and Hubert
Davis (flu) did not play in the Milwaukee game. No official word
yet on how long Nash will be out, but Don Nelson said it will be a
few weeks. Michael Finley did not play in the 2nd half of the game
due to plantar fasciatis in his right heel. Erick Strickland
dislocated his left pinky finger (he is a lefty) at the end of the
2nd quarter, but continued to play.
10/17 Steve Nash left the Detroit game midway through the 2nd quarter with
a sprained right ankle. He will not play in Tuesday's game vs
Milwaukee and will be re-evaluated when the team returns to Dallas on
Wednesday.
10/17 Hubert Davis (flu), Michael Finley (bruised heel), and Kevin Ollie
(flu) did not play in the Detroit game. Davis and Ollie did not
travel with the team for the short road trip.
10/16 Hubert Davis (flu) and Kebu Stewart (stomach virus) did not play in
the Charlotte games.
10/7 John Williams has not participated in training camp due to back spasms.
10/4 Greg Buckner underwent arthroscopic surgery to remove loose cartilage
and will be out 6 weeks.
Patricia Bender
pbender@eskimo.com
Not affiliated with or representing anyone besides myself.