O'Neal Sits With Injury
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Shaquille O'Neal is held out of the Heat's game with the Boston Celtics on Tuesday with a calf injury. It is uncertain if O'Neal will be able to play vs. the Lakers on Christmas.
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Kevin Garnett sat out his fifth straight game last night because of an abdominal strain.
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NEW ORLEANS (Sports Network) - New Orleans Hornets forward  Jamal Mashburn will sit out the 2004-05 season due to a patella  femoral irritation of his right knee.
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Utah point guard Deron Williams sits out practice Sunday with a stomach illness and is considered probable to play in Game 4.
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Shaquille O&#39;Neal is expected to miss the Miami Heat&#39;s two exhibition games this weekend because of a tight left hamstring.
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INDIANAPOLIS (Sports Network) - Indiana Pacers forward  Jermaine O'Neal is expected to be placed on the injured list  prior to the beginning of the regular season as he continues to  suffer from a sore left foot.
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For the first time in a long time, Jermaine O'Neal was nervous when he stepped onto the court, and it showed against the Detroit Pistons on Saturday.
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First, Shaq sat. To take a load off his surgically repaired left knee, he settled into a chair outside the Miami Heat locker room Tuesday. Then he spoke barely above a whisper into a cluster of microphones inches from his face. For those straining to hear, the message was nonetheless clear: Shaquille O'Neal's latest injury should not be interpreted as a sign that he's in decline.
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Forward Caron Butler, whose rise to All-Star status has coincided with the Wizards' rise in the standings, is ailing and may have to sit for a game.
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The reeling Miami Heat won't get Shaquille O'Neal back for at least a week while he receives treatment for a hip injury that has sidelined him for six games. Coach Pat Riley said Tuesday that O'Neal is still in Los Angeles, but the Heat are encouraged by the treatment there and "hope he'll be back by next week."
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Shaquille O&#39;Neal remains bothered by a strained left hamstring, yet the 11-time All-Star center hopes to play Wednesday when Miami opens its season at New Jersey.
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Shaquille O'Neal had diagnostic tests performed on his ailing left hip Tuesday, and the Miami Heat were bracing to have their center sidelined again for possibly an indefinite period.
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The league is likely to seek a temporary restraining order to prevent Jermaine O'Neal from playing Saturday.
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Shaquille O'Neal sees this as just another test. His average of 14.3 points per game is by far the lowest of his career. His Miami Heat are 7-17, one of the worst records in the NBA, and look nothing like the team that won a championship 18 months ago. His leg hurts, his pride aches, and he knows ...
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Shaquille O&#39;Neal wants to play in the Miami Heat&#39;s season opener tonight at New Jersey despite a strained left hamstring. O&#39;Neal said after yesterday&#39;s practice the hamstring felt awkward when he ran.
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AUBURN HILLS, Mich. Â· Only once more this season will Heat center Shaquille O&#39;Neal see an opponent willing to play him pretty much straight up.
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The Heat might have to wait a while for Shaquille O&#39;Neal to start devouring the competition. Limited to 21 minutes by a strained left hamstring as well as the need for little more against