Butler Sits Out Another Game

The Washington Post;  April 11, 2006 ;     190 words ......game with a sprained right thumb Monday. Butler injured his shooting hand in last Wednesday's win at Boston and is still unable to...we could probably, maybe, get away with it, but it's his shooting hand, and the pain is so severe we want it to be healed before...

Three steps to shooting the perfect jumper

Sporting News;  November 11, 2002 ;     228 words ......be squared to the basket with your shooting-hand foot slightly in front of the other...quicker, more efficient shot. Your non-shooting hand is a guide hand and should form a "T" with your shooting hand. There should be space between your...

Iverson Chips Bone in Shooting Hand

AP Online;  October 5, 2002 ;     179 words ......Philadelphia 76ers guard Allen Iverson chipped a bone in his shooting hand, but is expected to return for the team's final preseason...State College, Pa. Iverson broke the middle finger on his shooting hand Friday and is expected to be out two to four weeks. (AP Photo...

BOYS BASKETBALL; BALANCED ELKS JUST KEEP WINNING

Dayton Daily News;  January 29, 2004 ;     440 words ......Centerville's boys basketball team has handled the flu bug, a dislocated shooting hand (Justin Johnson), a ripped ACL (Ryan Poulas), a hairline fracture in another shooting hand (Eric Ashworth), a dropped player for disciplinary reasons (Tony Thomas...

Iverson chipped bone in shooting hand

AP Worldstream;  October 5, 2002 ;     131 words ...00-00-0000 Dateline: STATE COLLEGE, Pennsylvania The Philadelphia 76ers guard Allen Iverson chipped a bone in his shooting hand, but is expected to return for the team's final preseason games. Iverson, the league's leading scorer last season and...

Malone believes he played with broken hand in 2001-02

Deseret News (Salt Lake City);  March 30, 2004 ;     508 words ......Karl Malone was relieved to find out he didn't break his shooting hand when he accidentally struck Los Angeles Lakers teammate Rick...despite banging the knee he injured in December; injuring his shooting hand, and getting whacked in the head. He said he wasn't aware...

Grier may have broken left hand; The injury status of the Gophers' leading...

Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  November 20, 2005 ;     468 words ......cloudy, one day after the do-everything senior injured his shooting hand late in the team's season-opening victory. While there isn...season, Gophers guard Lindsay Whalen broke two bones in her shooting hand. She missed 5 1/2 weeks and seven games but returned to lead...

Bailey posts double-double in 'painful' loss

Lake Zurich Courier (IL);  March 2, 2000 ;     483 words ......forward Chris Paddock suffered a dislocated thumb on his shooting hand in a 58-50 loss to host Highland Park in a Class AA feed...Wauconda sniper Kurt Kubicek felt the rhythm in his hot shooting hand, nailing three three-pointers in the fourth quarter to make...

G. BRIDGE STANDOUT THUMBS NOSE AT PAIN KIA BELL HAS PUT UP IMPRESSIVE...

The Virginian Pilot;  January 26, 1999 ;     502 words ......if Great Bridge is to win, Bell has to play well. She's the Wildcats' team leader on the court despite a bum thumb on her shooting hand. Bell ruptured a ligament in the digit playing against Oscar Smith in the Salem-Kempsville Christmas Tournament. But despite...

Houston May Miss Basketball Opener

Xinhua News Agency;  September 14, 2000 ;     112 words ...New York Knicks guard Allan Houston, who injured wrist of shooting hand during a practice, may miss the U.S. team's opening game against China at the men's Olympic basketball tournament on Sunday. Houston...

Pacers' Artest to Sit Out Two Weeks

AP Online;  October 11, 2002 ;     97 words ......INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ Indiana Pacers forward Ron Artest will be sidelined for two weeks while waiting for a dislocated finger on his shooting hand to heal. Artest had surgery Sept. 5 on his left pinkie and participated in the Pacers' training camp in Cincinnati last week...

Sprewell fined $250,000 for not telling team he injured his shooting hand

AP Worldstream;  October 7, 2002 ;     310 words ......the team until he can make a positive contribution. Sprewell was punished for failing to tell the team that he injured his shooting hand two weeks before training camp started. He had surgery last week and is out at least six weeks. Knicks president Scott Layden...

Jordan Hurt

The Washington Post;  November 14, 1995 ;     210 words ...Bulls G Michael Jordan jammed the index finger on his shooting hand during the first 10 minutes of practice yesterday but said he will play tonight in Orlando against the Magic. "Immediately, I knew...

Jammed finger won't stop MJ from jamming

Chicago Sun-Times;  April 29, 1998 ;     197 words ...Q. Isiah Thomas mentioned a lump on a finger on Michael Jordan's shooting hand Sunday. What's up? Tony S. A. The fickle finger of fate left Jordan with a jammed middle finger. He has played with worse injuries...

Nuggets Missing Camby, Waiting for A.I.

AP Online;  December 22, 2006 ;     224 words ...DENVER - Marcus Camby of the Denver Nuggets expects to be sidelined a couple of weeks after breaking a finger on his shooting hand against the Washington Wizards. The 6-foot-11 center-forward is averaging 11.7 points and 11 rebounds. His absence...