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Seinatra · 12-30-2004, 05:09 PM

Taking out star players.

CLEVELAND, United States (AFP) - Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James, who took a hard, accidental elbow to the eye in a game on Wednesday, has a facial fracture, the National Basketball Association team said.

James, who turned 20 years old on Thursday, was listed as day-to-day.

He will be fitted for a custom protective mask as soon as the swelling goes down, and was expected to wear the mask upon his return to the court.

The Cavaliers have four days off before their next game on Monday at Charlotte.

James suffered the injury after taking a violent elbow from Dikembe Mutombo of the Houston Rockets in the second quarter of the Cavaliers' 98-87 loss Wednesday night.

James went for X-rays and a CAT scan at the Cleveland Clinic before returning to Gund Arena and did not speak with reporters.

He initially was diagnosed with a peri-orbital contusion, but the test results showed a left facial fracture of his maxillary sinus

With less than two minutes left in the second quarter and the Rockets leading 50-40, James stepped into a passing lane and was caught by Mutombo's right elbow. The blow, immediately dropped James to the floor.

"All I know is that I was running to the basket and (Houston forward Tracy McGrady) was trapped and he was trying to get the ball to me," Mutombo said.

"I knew there was a collision. The next thing I knew, LeBron James was on the floor."

The elbow finished an already tough night for the reigning Rookie of the Year, who was 0-of-5 from the floor with just three points. A day earlier he had his second 40-point effort of the season in a 111-102 win over Atlanta.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...4603&e=1&ncid=

Sargent Stewie · 12-31-2004, 01:33 AM

# April 20, 2004: Kenyon Martin, hit in the eye and retaliated by clubbing Mutombo across the arm. Received a technical foul
# March 31, 2003: Yao Ming, hit in the throat. Mutombo assessed flagrant foul
# Feb. 4, 2002: Vince Carter, hit in the gut
# May 16, 2001: Vince Carter, hit in the head. Carter did not return to Game 6 of the Eastern Conference playoffs
# May 6, 2001: Chris Childs, broken nose
# Feb. 26, 2001: Ray Allen, broken nose
# Jan. 13, 2001: Corey Maggette, eye trauma
# Dec. 28, 2000: Chauncey Billups, hit in the mouth, four stitches, fractured front tooth
# Feb. 6, 1999: Jayson Williams, broken nose
# May 4, 1999: Mark Strickland, broken nose
# May 8, 1999: Lindsey Hunter, left eye
# May 8, 1999: Christian Laettner, cut on face
# April 9, 1999: Chris Childs, lost a tooth; Marcus Camby, shot to throat; Larry Johnson, hit in the head; Patrick Ewing, hit in the head
# March 4, 1999: Kevin Willis, injured shoulder. Missed several games
# May 6, 1997: Dennis Rodman, retaliated and ejected with second technical foul
# April 12, 1997: Tom Gugliotta, broken nose
# Jan. 30, 1997: Antoine Carr, knocked senseless
# Jan. 4, 1997: Charles Oakley, four stitches to the lip
# Oct. 22, 1996: Michael Jordan, bloodied nose (preseason game)
# April 10, 1994: Robert Horry, hit in the head, fell to the floor
# Dec. 30, 1993: Chris Webber; Mutombo later ejected for taunting Chris Gatling
# Dec. 28, 1991: Robert Parish, hit the floor
# Nov. 29, 1991: Ricky Pierce, 12 stitches in forehead

Source:http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=1956133

Man, this guy is a lunatic.

isiahthomas · 01-06-2005, 03:16 PM

Damn i didn't know Mutombo injured that many people. That mask Lebron is wearing is ugly. I'm glad Mutombo got dunked on last night by Amare Stoudemire. Michael Jordan dunked on him too. I'm glad to see anybody dunk on him. He need to watch his damn elbows. LOL@how long it takes Dikembe to shoot that ugly skyhook of his hahahahahahahaha.

12-30-2004, 05:09 PM	#1
Seinatra Member Senior Member Join Date: Aug 29, 2004 Location: Gran Chaco Posts: 1,840	I Guess Mutombo is Still Good For Something ... Taking out star players. CLEVELAND, United States (AFP) - Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James, who took a hard, accidental elbow to the eye in a game on Wednesday, has a facial fracture, the National Basketball Association team said. James, who turned 20 years old on Thursday, was listed as day-to-day. He will be fitted for a custom protective mask as soon as the swelling goes down, and was expected to wear the mask upon his return to the court. The Cavaliers have four days off before their next game on Monday at Charlotte. James suffered the injury after taking a violent elbow from Dikembe Mutombo of the Houston Rockets in the second quarter of the Cavaliers' 98-87 loss Wednesday night. James went for X-rays and a CAT scan at the Cleveland Clinic before returning to Gund Arena and did not speak with reporters. He initially was diagnosed with a peri-orbital contusion, but the test results showed a left facial fracture of his maxillary sinus With less than two minutes left in the second quarter and the Rockets leading 50-40, James stepped into a passing lane and was caught by Mutombo's right elbow. The blow, immediately dropped James to the floor. "All I know is that I was running to the basket and (Houston forward Tracy McGrady) was trapped and he was trying to get the ball to me," Mutombo said. "I knew there was a collision. The next thing I knew, LeBron James was on the floor." The elbow finished an already tough night for the reigning Rookie of the Year, who was 0-of-5 from the floor with just three points. A day earlier he had his second 40-point effort of the season in a 111-102 win over Atlanta. http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...4603&e=1&ncid=

12-31-2004, 01:33 AM	#2
Sargent Stewie Stewie Griffin Senior Member Join Date: Dec 31, 2003 Location: gaer Posts: 1,699	# April 20, 2004: Kenyon Martin, hit in the eye and retaliated by clubbing Mutombo across the arm. Received a technical foul # March 31, 2003: Yao Ming, hit in the throat. Mutombo assessed flagrant foul # Feb. 4, 2002: Vince Carter, hit in the gut # May 16, 2001: Vince Carter, hit in the head. Carter did not return to Game 6 of the Eastern Conference playoffs # May 6, 2001: Chris Childs, broken nose # Feb. 26, 2001: Ray Allen, broken nose # Jan. 13, 2001: Corey Maggette, eye trauma # Dec. 28, 2000: Chauncey Billups, hit in the mouth, four stitches, fractured front tooth # Feb. 6, 1999: Jayson Williams, broken nose # May 4, 1999: Mark Strickland, broken nose # May 8, 1999: Lindsey Hunter, left eye # May 8, 1999: Christian Laettner, cut on face # April 9, 1999: Chris Childs, lost a tooth; Marcus Camby, shot to throat; Larry Johnson, hit in the head; Patrick Ewing, hit in the head # March 4, 1999: Kevin Willis, injured shoulder. Missed several games # May 6, 1997: Dennis Rodman, retaliated and ejected with second technical foul # April 12, 1997: Tom Gugliotta, broken nose # Jan. 30, 1997: Antoine Carr, knocked senseless # Jan. 4, 1997: Charles Oakley, four stitches to the lip # Oct. 22, 1996: Michael Jordan, bloodied nose (preseason game) # April 10, 1994: Robert Horry, hit in the head, fell to the floor # Dec. 30, 1993: Chris Webber; Mutombo later ejected for taunting Chris Gatling # Dec. 28, 1991: Robert Parish, hit the floor # Nov. 29, 1991: Ricky Pierce, 12 stitches in forehead Source:http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=1956133 Man, this guy is a lunatic.
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01-06-2005, 03:16 PM	#3
isiahthomas Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Aug 20, 2002 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 10,704	Damn i didn't know Mutombo injured that many people. That mask Lebron is wearing is ugly. I'm glad Mutombo got dunked on last night by Amare Stoudemire. Michael Jordan dunked on him too. I'm glad to see anybody dunk on him. He need to watch his damn elbows. LOL@how long it takes Dikembe to shoot that ugly skyhook of his hahahahahahahaha.