<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">OAKLAND, CALIF - It isn't often you hear about a player who wishes that he were listed on the injury report. Such is the bizarre injury and the bizarre situation in which Cavaliers rookie guard Shannon Brown finds himself. As the Cavs struggled during the past week on their rough Western road trip and went through offensive woes and a brief Larry Hughes injury, plenty of fans wondered just where the first-round draft pick was. The answer was totally unavailable. Brown is dealing with a somewhat serious injury in his lower left leg. He was kicked just above the ankle during practice Dec. 29, the day before he was to go to his hometown of Chicago for the first time as a pro. It turned out to a very deep bone bruise which has led to a host of other complications. ``It's really affected some muscles that control the movement in my foot,'' Brown said. ``I had a little bleeding in my bone marrow, then it sent some fluid into my Achilles area and swelled my ankle up. It's one of them freak things that happen, I guess.'' The Cavs never officially announced Brown had been injured and have never listed him on their daily injury report. Team officials said they haven't listed because they didn't think the injury was serious. Perhaps it isn't a big deal for a player who has been inactive for most games, but frankly Brown wouldn't mind it. He knows there's a perception out there that he just has been unable to play well enough to crack the lineup. Even after a month, he's not healthy enough to take part in a full practice. ``I wish I was on there so people would know I'm not just sitting on the bench, but that's up to management,'' Brown said. ``It has been frustrating in every way.'' Brown continues to get lots of treatment on the area. The team doctors have told him the only thing that he can do is rest and that it's a day-to-day situation. However, Brown knows that he still isn't anywhere close to being able to compete for playing time and that it isn't an issue that is going to be cleared up in a few days. ``It restricts just about everything I do, when I try to make a move, my ankle won't cooperate. When it comes to those times in practice, I can't participate,'' he said. ``I didn't think it would keep me out this long.''</div> Source
