<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">With a month to go before training camp, fingers remain crossed throughout the Indiana Pacers' front office. As of now, no player has an injury concern. While not newsworthy for most teams, that fact is meaningful to the Pacers, who are coming off one of the most injury-ravaged seasons in franchise history. They know better than to assume or celebrate anything, though. Jamaal Tinsley's foot, Jeff Foster's hip, Jermaine O'Neal's shoulder, Jonathan Bender's leg and the knees of David Harrison and Danny Granger all have responded to treatment and rest, and are not expected to be concerns when camp opens in early October. Bender, who has played just 73 games over the past three seasons because of injuries, has been given a clean bill of health by Boston physical therapist Dan Dyrek, who worked with him extensively earlier this year. "When (Bender) left us (last season), I was worried about his future," Pacers CEO Donnie Walsh said. "Now it seems like everything is fine with him." Walsh also expressed enthusiasm about Tinsley, who has spent most of his summer in New York and Atlanta. He said the normally noncommunicative Tinsley has called the Pacers' training staff weekly and also has worked out with assistant coach Kevin O'Neill each week. Granger, who sat out summer league play to rest the left knee that was injured as a college senior, said he's about 95 percent. "It's not quite as strong as (the right) knee, but it's real close," he said. "Now that I've had time to rest, I'm 10 times better."</div> Source
