Redick Ready To Resume Work

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    <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Former Duke guard J.J. Redick's back injury has healed, allowing him to resume working out for NBA teams this week in anticipation of the NBA draft, coach Mike Krzyzewski said Tuesday.

    During his annual summer news conference, Krzyzewski said Redick had a disk problem that caused him to cancel workouts with Orlando and Boston.

    He said Redick is contrite about his June 13 drunken driving arrest in Durham, which wasn't as much of a hurdle for his draft status as the back injury because he said the arrest was out of character.

    Nonetheless, Krzyzewski said he chided Redick for having his mug shot in the newspapers. He said Redick is penitent.

    "He understands that (he made a mistake) and has paid the consequences," Krzyzewski said. "That goes with the territory. Thank goodness nobody was hurt. He learned a lesson."

    Center Shelden Williams, a senior on the 2005-06 team along with Redick, appears to be rising in the eyes of NBA scouts as the June 28 draft approaches. Krzyzewski predicted Williams will be drafted in the top 10.

    Krzyzewski hopes Sean Dockery, also a senior last season, will benefit from the NBA success of recent Duke alums Chris Duhon (Chicago Bulls) and Daniel Ewing (Los Angeles Clippers). Dockery could be a second-round pick, Krzyzewski said.

    Another 2005-06 senior, Lee Melchionni, will play in Italy.</div>

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