Dwight Howard injured his shooting hand in the Playoffs against the Pistons. The injury, a stress fracture of the sternum, generally takes 6-8 weeks to heal and Howard is currently in week 6. Coach K expects Howard to be full strength by the time team USA meets back up for mini-camp on July 21st. If he’s not, Team USA will be a bit thin up front (Via ESPN ): Still, the injury is ...

Here are excerpts from an article from espn.com which reported Saturday night that Magic C Dwight Howard suffered the injury in the second round against the Pistons: Dwight Howard was forced to sit out practice Saturday due to a stress fracture of his sternum, an injury he sustained during the Orlando Magic's second round playoff loss to the Detroit Pistons. "It's a six to eight week recovery ...

The “ Orlando Sentinel ” reported Saturday that Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard was held out of Saturday’s practice with Team USA due to a lingering injury. It seems that Howard suffered a stress fracture of his sternum during the NBA Eastern Conference Semi-Finals, which the Magic lost to the Detroit Pistons. The All-Star center was hurt when he got into a three-way ...