Washington Wizards All-Star forward Antawn Jamison is doubtful for tonight’s game against the Miami Heat after suffering a sprained right shoulder in the final minute of Wednesday night’s 110-109 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks.
Jamison dived to save a loose ball from going out of bounds and swatted it toward teammate Antonio Daniels before crashing into the courtside seats. Jamison, who is averaging 21.5 points and 10.2 rebounds, received an MRI and X-ray, and both came back negative.
Teammate DeShawn Stevenson sprained his ankle in the Milwaukee game and was still hobbled yesterday but said he hopes he can play against Miami. He boasts the third-longest starting streak in the NBA at 242 games.
Center Etan Thomas, who has missed the entire season after undergoing surgery to repair a leaky aortic valve, said he had a CT scan done last week and his sternum still hasn’t healed enough for him to return to action.
His heart is fine, but the manubrium — the top portion of the sternum — is only 50 percent healed. The bottom of the sternum is totally healed, however. That was progress from eight weeks ago when the entire sternum was only 50 percent healed. The 6-foot-10, 260-pound Thomas has been told by his doctors that if he receives a blow to his sternum he could risk jarring it out of place, which would require another surgery to reset it.
It’s unlikely Thomas will have another CT scan done before the end of the season because bone heals slowly and the status isn’t likely to change in a matter of two weeks’ time, the center said.
“I’m just out here supporting the team. I’m just happy to be around the guys,” Thomas said after yesterday’s practice.
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