| | AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Grant Hill sat out the Detroit
Pistons' game against the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday with a bruised
hip and back.
And the Pistons suffered, falling 99-91 to Dallas.
Hill, who leads the Pistons in scoring (27.3) and assists (5.7),
was injured in Saturday's 98-92 loss at Chicago when he fell hard
while trying for a steal.
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He is also expected to miss Tuesday's game at Cleveland, but the
Pistons are hoping to have him in the lineup Thursday in Charlotte.
"It's a significant contusion -- the fact that he's not playing
shows you how serious it is," said Pistons physician Dr. Ben
Paolucci. "He's very questionable for Tuesday, but he might be
ready for Thursday."
The only significant injury of Hill's career came during his
rookie season of 1994-95, when he missed 12 games with plantar
fascitis. In the four-plus seasons since, he had played in 330 of
Detroit's 335 games before Sunday.
"It feels a little better today, but not good enough," Hill
said before the game. "If it feels good Tuesday, I'll be out
there." | |
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