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Haywood Has Ligament Tear
From Ivan Carter in Memphis: Center Brendan Haywood has a ligament tear in his right wrist that requires surgery. He will miss 4 to 6 months. Meanwhile, forward Antawn Jamison has a right knee contusion and is expected to be ready for the season opener. More details to come....Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.
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Marcus Ginyard Out Eight Weeks
Carolina March — ... Coincidentally, two Tar Heel alumni are also out with injuries, as Brendan Haywood missed the preseason opener with a ligament tear in his wrist in training camp (out 4 to 6 weeks) and Antawn Jamison went down last night with a right knee contusion. Jamison should be ready for the season opener. ...

Good News/Bad News
Bullets ForeverGood News/Bad News Haywood is going to get the surgery, so he'll be out for 4-6 months, but Ivan is reporting that Jamison has a right knee contusion so he should be good to go for the season opener. Depressing, sure. But this could've been far ...

Good News for Jamison, Terrible News for Haywood
SLAM Online — Antawn has a knee contusion but should be ready to go on Opening Night; his teammate Brendan will go under the knife for his wrist, and could miss 4-6 months.

Update on Jamison and Haywood, from "TruthAboutIt"
The 5th Corner — ... Haywood. Here is what he had to say about the two ex Heels: Haywood has a torn ligament...so he will have the surgery and is out 4-6. Jamison has a knee contusion and hopes to/should be ready for the season opener. Brendan Haywood in action (Pic: in Virginia ~ Flickr) "TruthAboutIt" also offered me these two links with information: Haywood Has Ligament Tear (Updated) Haywood out 4-6 Months, Jamison Hopes to ...

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