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發表於 2005-8-5 04:05 PM
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Reef can't pass the physical test........
Nets put Abdur-Rahim trade on hold after questions on physical
August 4, 2005
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) -- The New Jersey Nets' trade with the Portland Trail Blazers for Shareef Abdur-Rahim has been put on
hold after the veteran forward failed to pass a physical.
The Nets did not disclose the nature or cause of the problem, but said the injury in question was one that neither the team nor
Abdur-Rahim was aware of. The examination was performed by Dr. Michael Kelly, the Nets' orthopedist.
``It was a shock,'' Nets President Rod Thorn said Thursday. ``We had scheduled a press conference. We did not think there was going
to be anything wrong whatsoever.''
The 29-year-old Abdur-Rahim missed 22 games with the Blazers last season after undergoing surgery in mid-January to address loose
particles in his right elbow.
New Jersey agreed to a six-year deal with the veteran forward, who has averaged 19.8 points and 8.1 rebounds during his nine-year
career with Vancouver, Atlanta and Portland.
Thorn said the team was looking at other options in case the deal doesn't go through. In order to make a deal with another team
using their trade exception, the Nets would have until next Tuesday when the exception expires.
``You have to have somebody to deal with, and it took a long time to make a deal with Portland,'' Thorn said. ``In this case the
time frame would be much shorter.''
Under NBA rules, the Nets have 10 days to complete the trade for Abdur-Rahim from the day it was announced, which would give them
until Aug. 12.
Guard Jeff McInnis and forward Cliff Robinson, two other players the Nets reached agreements with recently, both passed physicals,
Thorn said. Robinson signed a contract and the McInnis will sign once details are worked out, he said. |
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