Article: BRYANT HURT AGAIN RIGHT SHOULDER INJURED IN VICTORY OVER SEATTLE LAKERS 99, SEATTLE 91.(Sports)

Article: Vitaly Potapenko to Miss First Roun
AP Online;  April 18, 2002 ;     266 words ... ... omitted] WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) _ Boston Celtics center Vitaly Potapenko will miss the first round of the NBA playoffs against ... Wednesday April 17, 2002. At rear is Celtics center Vitaly Potapenko. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Article: Vitaly Potapenko to miss first round of playoffs
AP Worldstream;  April 19, 2002 ;     225 words ...00-00-0000 Dateline: WALTHAM, Massachusetts Boston Celtics center Vitaly Potapenko will miss the first round of the NBA playoffs against Philadelphia with a torn ligament in his left knee. Potapenko was injured ...

Article: The book on...Vitaly Potapenko
Sporting News;  March 24, 1997 ;     563 words ... ... illustrious career by retiring his number, they might also have ushered in their center of the future. Like any rookie, Vitaly Potapenko's season has been punctuated by extreme ups and downs. But recently, with injuries mounting on Cleveland's front ...

ATLANTA, GEORGIA -- The Hawks' Jason Terry goes for the ball in front of ...
KRT Photos;  January 12, 2002 ;     343 words ... ... JOURNAL CONSTITUTION (January 12) ATLANTA, GEORGIA -- The Hawks' Jason Terry goes for the ball in front of the Celtics' Vitaly Potapenko, in center at Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, on Saturday, January 12, 2002. (AJC) NC KD BL 2002 (Vert ...

Article: Youngsters smash first-round record; NBA DRAFT SELECTIONS First ...
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  June 27, 1996 ;     700+ words ... ... Mississippi State's Erick Dampier), Golden State (North Carolina State's Todd Fuller) and Cleveland (Wright State's Vitaly Potapenko) all selected centers. A few other highlights of the first round included Syracuse standout John Wallace dropping all ...

Article: NBA is not anxious to baby-sit 18-year-olds; NBA early draft ...
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  May 13, 1996 ;     700+ words ...Kobe Bryant and Jermaine O'Neal want to follow the path that took Kevin Garnett directly from high school to the National Basketball Association last year. Chicago coach Phil Jackson has a message for them. "We don't want them," Jackson said. "People don't want to baby-sit 18- and 19-year-old kids.

Article: NBA Basketball: NBA Injuries from The Sports Network.
Sports Network;  December 17, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... Roger Mason Jr. (dislocated right shoulder) are on the injured list ... Speedy Claxton (dislocated right shoulder) are on the injured list. SEATTLE SUPERSONICS - *Forward Vitaly Potapenko (knee) was activated from ...