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Report: Wizards' Haywood May Need Surgery
Center Brendan Haywood, who missed Tuesday's presason opener at Dallas with a wrist injury, will be in New York tomorrow to see a hand specialist. Haywood also met with hand specialist today and according to a source familiar with the situation, the specialist advised Haywood to undergo a surgical procedure that would require him to miss between four to six months.
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Latest on Brendan Haywood from Comcast's Chris Miller
Bullets Forever — ... About 15 minutes ago, Comcast's Chris Miller reported that he just got off the phone with Brendan Haywood. He said that BTH seemed in good spirits, and is still set to see a hand/wrist specialist in New York tomorrow, but at this point, if surgery is the consensus, then he will go ahead and get it right away. Haywood would rather not wait, deal with it later, possibly going into the summer and into next season, which is a contract year for him. ...

That's one way to start your preseason off with a bang
Bullets Forever — ... was inadvertently shoved down the page by me posting two minutes after he did. -Jake So...going into our first pre-season game we already knew that we would be without our best scorer until at least December, but probably longer. A tough pill to swallow, but one that we've swallowed before and managed to be okay with. Then we get the news right before the start of tonight's game that Brendan Haywood, who originally looked like he would be out for a week, now might be out for 4-6 months.  Awesome.  Just what we needed to take that next step ...

It's Possible the Fates Have It in for the Wizards; Haywood, Jamison Injured
FanHouse — ... Allright, here's the deal. While the X-ray on Jamison was negative, he is scheduled to have an MRI tomorrow. And given the Wizards' history with knee injuries, do you feel all that good about this turning out to be nothing serious? Haywood is a bigger concern. Tomorrow he's having a second opinion done on the wrist after a hand specialist today recommended surgery that would sideline the emerging center for four to six months. So just to recap, there's at least a remote possibility that the Wizards could start the season without Gilbert Arenas, Antawn Jamison, or Brendan ...

What 'Being In Good Spirits' Means For A Washington Wizards Fan
Truth About It - Washington Wizards Blog — ... Well, the first preseason game is in the books.....read the Wizards-Mavericks game blog on Bullets Forever if you'd like. Let's just say that it didn't start 'off with a bang.' Aside from the Wizards looking bad as a team, Antawn Jamison went down at the 7:42 mark in the 1st with a knee that was diagnosed as sprained, then later strained (patella tendon). On top of that, the game-time report from Wizards Insider was that Brendan Haywood, originally thought to be out at least a week with a sprained right wrist, is seeking a ...

Wizards v. Mavericks: Preseason Game Blog 1
Bullets Forever — ... At this point, I'm just seeing the Wizards Insider news about Haywood......I'm not sure what to think now. I kinda feel like I just got dumped by a girl. ...

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