NBA Rockets lose guard Snyder to broken hand
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Yao Ming will have to make the best of a thinned backcourt after guard Kirk Snyder underwent surgery to repair a broken right hand, an operation that will sideline him eight to 10 weeks.
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Grizzlies point guard Jason Williams went on the injured list with a sprained right ankle before Tuesday night's game against the Knicks.
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Raptors point guard Jose Calderon was removed from the court on a stretcher and placed in a neck brace Sunday after injuring his lower back on a rebound.
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Toronto Raptors forward Donyell Marshall missed Sunday's game against the Charlotte Bobcats because of a sprained right wrist.
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Houston, TX (Sports Network) - Houston Rockets guard Bob Sura underwent surgery Tuesday to repair a herniated disk in his lower back.
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Jamal Crawford misses the Knicks' game against Chicago on Sunday because of a bruised right hand, leaving New York -- already missing Stephon Marbury who is grieving his father's death -- without its starting back court.
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CLEVELAND Cleveland forward Robert Traylor is out for three to four weeks after breaking his left pinkie during last night&#39;s win over the New Jersey Nets.
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Phoenix point guard Steve Nash, the NBA's assists leader, missed the Suns' game against Washington on Saturday night because of a bruised left thigh.
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HOUSTON Nov 11, 2004 - Houston Rockets guard Tracy McGrady sat out Thursday night&#39;s game against the Minnesota Timberwolves because of nagging hip and groin strains.
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The team's president, Rod Thorn, announced that the Nets' leading scorer, Richard Jefferson, would be lost for the season with a wrist injury.
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Philadelphia 76ers guard Allen Iverson didn't travel with the team for Sunday's game against Miami because of a bruised right elbow.
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U.S. point guard Allen Iverson has a  fractured thumb on his shooting hand but is expected to play on  Tuesday night against Greece, a U.S. basketball spokesman said.
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Houston Rockets star Tracy McGrady could miss up to seven more National Basketball Association games with an injured left knee, the veteran guard told the Houston Chronicle.
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DALLAS (Sports Network) - Philadelphia 76ers star guard  Allen Iverson was sidelined for Saturday's game versus the  Dallas Mavericks because of a strained left shoulder.
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Yao Ming returned to the line-up for the first time in 32 games, but it was not enough as the Houston Rockets dropped a 91-85 decision to the Cleveland Cavaliers in NBA play Monday in Cleveland.
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New Jersey Nets leading scorer Richard Jefferson will miss the rest of the regular season with a wrist injury that he claims resulted from a dirty play by Detroit guard Chauncey Billups.
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No sooner did the Denver Nuggets have Allen Iverson restored to the lineup than they learned they will be without guard J.R. Smith for at least three weeks.