NBA Daily Dose: Nash’s Shoulder Forces Him to Sit
Suns guard Steve Nash, right, will miss tonight’s game and possibly longer thanks to an inflamed shoulder.
Did you just hear a big gulp? No, I don’t mean the 75-million calorie type you get at the 7-11. I’m talking about the kind that forces fantasy owners everywhere to cross themselves upon hearing news as they did today that Steve Nash is in trouble. A shoulder injury will send Captain Canada to the sidelines for at least one game, and perhaps more. Worried? I’d be. We tackle Nash’s shoulder woes in today’s Daily Dose.
The Mavericks’ home winning streak doesn’t appear to be in much jeopardy; the Clips look to down the Knicks for the fifth straight time; Vince Carter had a nice night, but not enough to save the Nets; The Blazers miss Nash, but will have to deal with Amare Stoudemire tonight; and Brendan Haywood has taken complete control of the centre job in Washington.
We’ve got all this plus enough fantasy basketball blurbs to make you get over Prince’s Super Bowl performance in today’s Daily Dose.
[...] Steve Nash did not play in tonight’s game against Portland and it’s affect more than just the team and fans. Even fantasy basketball team owners are nervous about this injury. [...]
It is better that the Suns sit Nash and his bad wing down now and save him for a playoff run. His fantasy owners can’t like seeing that, but we can’t have the ups without some downs. “My shoulder is frozen,” Nash said. “I can’t move like I want to without the ball. That’s when the pain gets worse.” That sounds like an off-season scope is in order. If not, things will only get worse with time. Keep Nash active since you never know when he will play. And, when he does play, it is sure to be a good game as they all are.
True, that, James, true that. The last thing you want to see is your stud PG down for the count for an extended period of time.