Wed., Sept. 11 Detroit trades G Jerry Stackhouse, F Brian Cardinal and C Ratko Varda to Washington for G Richard Hamilton, G Hubert Davis and G-F Bobby Simmons.
A Washington Wizards a 2002-es drafton megszerezte Jared Jeffriest (11th pick), Juan Dixont (17th pick), Ron Grizzardot (39th pick) és Juan Carlos Navarrot (40th pick).
Július 18.-án szerződtették Larry Hughest, aki tavaly a GSW-nél játszott.
A Shaw's Pro Summer League 2002-n 3 győzelemmel és 3 vereséggel végzett a csapat.
Washington 101 - Portland 105 (33-32, 28-32, 22-19, 18-22)
Michael Jordan nélkül felállva harmadik mérkőzésüket is elvesztették a washingtoniak.
A mérkőzésen a legeredményesebb Richard Hamilton volt, aki 31 pontot szerzett. Chris Whitney szerepelt még elfogadhatóan, aki 19 pontot és 11 asszisztot ért el. A legtöbb lepattanó Tyrone Nesbyé lett, aki Jordan helyén játszott.
Az ellenfél legjobbja Rasheed Wallace lett 22 ponttal és 14 lepattanóval.
Legközelebb március elsején játszik a csapat Chicagoban.
Feb. 28: The damage to Jordan's knee was less than originally expected. His recovery time has been estimated at 2-6 weeks, although that does not guarantee that he will return this season. He would like to play next season as well.
Feb. 28: Jordan underwent successful surgery on his right knee Wednesday. Doctors found and repaired torn cartilage in the knee. According to Wizards general manager Wes Unseld, there is not timetable for Jordan's return.
Feb. 26: Jordan will undergo surgery on his ailing right knee within the next few days, leaving his status for the rest of the season up in the air. He will be placed on the injured list by the Wizards.
Feb. 26: There have been reports that if the arthritic condition in Jordan's knee does not improve with rest, the Wizards' All-Star will undergo surgery on the knee, basically ending his season. He continues to be day-to-day.
Feb. 25: Jordan may be placed on the injured list by the Wizards this week because of continued problems with his right knee. He had fluid drained from the knee prior to Sunday's game and missed the last 6:27 of the fourth quarter.
Feb. 21: As expected, Jordan missed the Wizards' game on Wednesday to rest his sore knee. He said he plans on returning to the lineup for Thursday's action.
Ezt találtam MJ sérüléséről, aki körülbelül három és fél hete egy edzésen ütközött Etan Thomassal és az addig is problémás térde megsérült. Ezt követően játszott még egy pár mérkőzést, de múlt héten már a detroiti összecsapást ki kellett hagynia. Ezután már egy nyilatkozatban utalt arra, hogy injured listre kerülhet, de erre csak pár nappal később került sor. A térdét ha jól emlékszem egy washingtoni orvos műtötte (Jordan még a szeon elején is kihagyott egy mérkőzést a San Antonio ellen, akkor a chicagoi csapat orvosához ment kezelésre) és a műtét jól sikerült. Itt a cikk:
Wizards get good news on Jordan
Star's cartilage tear not serious enough to be season-ending
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By Milton Kent
Sun Staff
Originally published February 28, 2002
WASHINGTON - For a franchise that has been devoid of good luck in recent decades, the Washington Wizards got a bit of it yesterday when it turned out the injury to Michael Jordan's right knee wasn't as serious as it could have been.
An arthroscopic procedure performed on Jordan yesterday morning revealed the 39-year-old star had suffered torn cartilage in the knee. Stephen Haas, a team physician, repaired the tear in an operation at Washington's Sibley Hospital.
Though no timetable for Jordan's return was announced, the injury was not deemed serious enough to keep him out of the Wizards' lineup for the rest of the regular season, as was feared.
"You don't want anybody injured, but definitely there's a sense of relief that it wasn't something major that would have kept him out the rest of the year," said Wizards guard Chris Whitney. "We just have to go out there and compete. We have enough to keep things going and hold our ground until he gets back."
Jordan was not available for comment, but Washington coach Doug Collins spoke with the future Hall of Famer after the surgery and pronounced him optimistic.
"I'm encouraged because he was," Collins said. "Everybody here knows how much Michael loves to play. And now we realize that he did have a problem in there, there was something wrong, they cleaned it out, they took a piece of the cartilage, and he's getting better. Had they gone in there and not found a problem, that would have been disconcerting. But they found a problem. Now, he's just got to get right."
In a statement issued by the team, Haas said the injury was "the result of the normal wear and tear on the knee of an athlete of the caliber of Michael Jordan."
General manager Wes Unseld said that Jordan would rest for a few days and then begin therapy.
"I think he has to rest a few days to let the swelling subside from being scoped," Collins said. "And then I'm sure the doctor will let him know when he can aggressively rehab that knee. I'm sure it will be start easy and move forward. That will be the toughest thing for Michael, because Michael has never done anything with patience. For him, he can't fight the healing process. He knows that. He's got to take his time and get right."
Jordan had missed two games this season with what was believed to be tendinitis, but he took himself out with six minutes remaining in Sunday's loss at Miami, complaining of soreness in the knee. After the game, Jordan said he would have the knee evaluated and would take some time off to rest the knee.
He was placed on the injured list Tuesday for the second time in his career and will have to miss at least five games, though it seems likely that he will be out longer.
Jordan's absence ruined a potential reunion last night with Portland's Scottie Pippen, with whom he teamed to win six NBA championships when both played with the Chicago Bulls.
Washington 95 - Miami 97 (26-20, 24-26, 22-23, 23-28)
Egy aranylag szoros merkozesen balszerencses vereseget szenvedett a Washington Wizards a Miami Heattol. Az ellenfel legnagyobb elonye a merkozesen mindossze 2 pont volt.
A csapat legeredmenyesebbje Michael Jordan volt, aki 37 pontot szerzett. Richard Hamilton 19 pontot, mig a cserepadon kezdo, tavaly bajnoksagot nyero Tyronn Lue 13 pontot jegyzett. Jahidi White-e lett a legtobb lepattano (10).
Az ellenfelnel legtobb pontot Eddie Jones erte el, huszonotot. A merkozesen dupla-duplat csak a Miami Heat jatekosai ertek el, Brian Grant 12 pontot es 10 lepattanot, mig az ex-washingtoni Rod Strickland 18 pontot es 14 golpasszot jegyzett.
2002. februar 24.
Miami 92 - Washington 80 (21-25, 25-26, 19-16, 27-13)
Nem sikerult a visszavagas az egy nappal ezelotti veresegert. Ezuttal a Miami Heat otthonaban vesztettek merkozest Jordanek.
A merkozesen a cserekent palyara lepo Tyronn Lue volt a legeredmenyesebb, 21 pontot ert el. Popeye Jones hianyaban Christian Laettner ismet a kezdocsapatban kapott helyet es 15 pontot szerzett. Chris Whitney 10, Michael Jordan 9, Richard Hamilton 8 pontnal allt meg. A legtobb lepattanot Etan Thomas szerezte, nyolcat.
Az ellenfelnel legjobbja Rod Strickland volt, aki ismet dupla-duplat jegyzett (16 pont, 11 golpassz).
Legkozelebb februar huszonhetediken rendeznek merkozest, amikor a Portland latogat Washingtonba.
Washington 82 - New Jersey 93 (22-23, 17-23, 24-23, 19-24)
Michael Jordan ismét játszott, de a Wizards nem tudta megszorítani a főcsoportot vezető New Jersey Netset.
A csapat legeredményesebbje ezúttal Michael Jordan volt, mindössze 16 pontot szerezve. Richard Hamilton 15, a csereként pályára lépő Hubert Davis 12, míg Popeye Jones 10 ponttal zárta a meccset (emellett 12 lepattanót is szerzett).
Az Netset ismét Jason Kidd "hajszolta" a győzelembe, ezúttal 30 ponttal, 7 lepattanóval és 8 gólpasszal segítette a csapatát.
Február huszonharmadikán és huszonnegyedikén a Miami Heattal csap össze a Washington Wizards. Az első mérkőzést hazai pályán rendezik, a másikat a Miami otthonában.
Detroit 97 - Washington 90 (25-18, 25-29, 16-19, 31-24)
Az előzetes híreknek megfelelően Michael Jordan nélkül lépett pályára a Washington Wizards Detroitban, és a szezonbeli harmadik meccsükön is alulmaradtak a Pistons ellenében.
Richard Hamilton 22 pontjával ismét a Wizards legeredményesebbje volt, őt Chris Whitney követte 19 ponttal. A csereként beállt Hubert Davis neve mellett szerepel még két számjegyű eredmény (17). A legtöbb lepattanót washingtoni részről ismét Popeye Jones szerezte, szám szerint kilencet. A lassan gyógyuló Christian Laettner 20 perc játéklehetőséghez jutott, ezalatt 6 pontot és 6 lepattanót jegyzett.
Az ellenfél legjobbja a csereként pályára lépő Corliss Williamson volt, aki 27 perc alatt 22 pontot ért el.
A következő mérkőzés ma este lesz, hazai környezetben a New Jersey Nets ellen. Ha hinni lehet a híreknek, akkor ismét Michael Jordannal a soraiban lép parkettre a Wizards.
Washington 89 - Houston 102 (20-20, 29-28, 21-30, 19-24)
Nem várt vereségbe szaladt bele a Wizards (legalábbis én nem vártam), így megszakadt a négy mérkőzésen át tartó hazai győzelmi sorozata.
A mérkőzésen washingtoni részről senki sem alkotott maradandót, 20 pont fölé egyedül Richard Hamilton jutott (21). Chris Whitney 19 ponttal, míg Michael Jordan 11 ponttal és 11 gólpasszal zárt. Popeye Jones 8 pont mellett 7 támadó- és 4 védőlepattanót szerzett.
Az ellenfél legeredményesebbje Cuttino Mobley volt, 31 ponttal.
A következő mérkőzést február huszadikán rendezik Detroitban.
Phoenix 96 - Washington 97 (28-29, 26-24, 14-19, 28-25)
A végig igen szoros találkozón Michael Jordan 0.2 másodperccel a vége előtt szerzett duplájával 14 év után először nyert a Washington Phoenixben.
A találkozó kiegyenlített küzdelmet hozott, a Wizards legnagyobb előnye a mérkőzésen 6, míg a Sunsé 5 pont volt. Richard Hamilton volt csapata legeredményesebbje 29 ponttal, őt Jordan követte 22-vel. A kezdőcsapat további tagjai feledhető teljesítményt nyújtottak, de a cserepadról beálló Tyrone Nesby 29 perc alatt 18 pontig és 10 lepattanóig jutott. Christian Laettner 9 perc alatt 2 pontot és 2 eladott labdát jegyzett.
Az ellenfélnél Stephon Marbury 30 pontot ért el, míg a legtöbb lepattanót a görög Iakovos Tsakalidis szerezte (11-et).
Ma a Houston Rockets gárdája látogat az MCI Centerbe.
Washington 97, Phoenix 96
In Clutch, Jordan Again Proves His Wizardry
PHOENIX, Feb. 15 (Ticker) -- The Washington Wizards are winning a lot of game they consistently lost before the arrival of Michael Jordan.
Jordan sank a jumper over Shawn Marion with two-tenths of a second left to give the Wizards their first road victory over the Phoenix Suns in nearly 14 years, 97-96.
Although many were skeptical about Jordan's return to the NBA, his impact on Washington is undeniable. The Wizards went from a laughingstock right into the playoff hunt and are a dangerous team in close games due to the looming presence of Jordan, who continues who to expand his history of game-winning shots.
"To come through when everyone needs you to come through is great," he said. "When you feel like you can do something, go out and do it. There is no fear, there is only two things you can do. You can make it or you can miss it. Go out there and give it your best shot and walk away from it."
Jordan came up short with 16 seconds left when he missed a potential game-tying jumper from the left baseline. But Tyrone Nesby, who scored 12 points in the fourth quarter, came up with a follow dunk to forge a 95-95 tie.
Stephon Marbury, who gave Phoenix the lead with a layup at 22 seconds, was fouled by Nesby on the other end but made just 1-of-2 free throws.
"Nobody knows what would've happened if I made that free throw," Marbury said. "There's no guarantee that we would've won. At the end of the game you know who is going to take the last shot. Everybody in the building knows."
With the game on the line, Washington turned to Jordan, who had missed his previous six shots and scored just seven points since the start of the second quarter.
Jordan received the inbounds pass above the top of the circle. Guarded by Marion, he drove to the right side of the lane. He got Marion off the ground with a headfake before burying a 13-footer.
"Shawn played me pretty good, especially going to my right," Jordan said. "He is a quick leaper. I think at the end of the game I had to use my shot fake to get him out of his rhthym. I got a good look at the basket and knocked it down."
"I was playing good defense on him the whole game," Marion said. "He hit more free throws than shots the whole game but what can I do? He hit a great shot, he's a great player."
Phoenix coach Scott Skiles defended his decision not to double-team Jordan on the final play.
"That's typically a bogus move with under 10 seconds left," he said. "You leave somebody wide open. It all happened so fast. He caught the ball, took two dribbles. We knew exactly what was going on, we knew they'd get it right to him. He just took it where he wanted to, he's done that many times."
Dan Majerle's errant inbounds pass sailed out of bounds on the ensuing possession, giving the Wizards their first win in Phoenix since February 27, 1988.
Richard Hamilton scored 29 points and Jordan finished with 22 for Washington, which salvaged the finale of a three-game road trip. Nesby scored a season-high 18 points and tied his season high with 10 rebounds.
"(Nesby) made us a different team," Wizards coach Doug Collins said. "He's our most athletic player. Tyrone allows us to keep them out of the lanes. He's in great shape, he's playing well and he's having fun."
"Tyrone Nesby came in and gave us defensive stops and offensive rebounds," Jordan said. "(Hamilton) got off to a good rhthym today and Popeye (Jones) and other guys really stepped up. I was just there to clean it up."
Marbury scored 30 points and Tony Delk added 17 off the bench for the Suns, who had a three-game winning streak snapped.
Phoenix's Bo Outlaw scored 11 points and reserve Rodney Rogers added 10. Mario scored just nine points on 4-of-10 shooting but collected 10 rebounds and five assists.
Szerintem minden esély megvan rá, hogy hozzuk a mérkőzést. Igaz, hogy a Suns a legutóbbi 3 hazai meccsét nyerte, míg a Wizards a 2 utolsó idegenbelit elbukta, de ennek nem szabad túl nagy jelentőséget tulajdonítani. Ami biztató, hogy amióta összeállt a csapat (gyakorlatilag a nyolc vereséges sorozat után), azóta a nyerhető meccseket nagyon jó százalékban hozták. Ha ehhez hozzávesszük, hogy közel sem tudtak mindíg a legjobb összeállításban játszani, nem úgy, mint most, akkor szerintem már meg is van egy fix 2.00 -ás nyereményszorzójú mérkőzés a tippmixen...
