http://www.sportstwo.com/Story/View/BKF/ARGENTINA/6355</p> </p><h2>Delfino injury worry for Argentina</h2> Sunday, August 19, 2007 11:01 AM By Matias Greco Special to PA SportsTicker </p> SAN JUAN, Argentina (Ticker) - Carlos Delfino is a major injury concern for Argentina ahead of its FIBA Americas Championship opener against Uruguay on Thursday. </p> The Toronto Raptors guard is suffering from tendinitis in his right knee following a warmup tournament in Puerto Rico, but the injury is not serious enough for Argentina to pull him out of the competition. </p> "The knee hurt all night," Delfino told the La Nacion newspaper in his homeland. "It is the same knee I had surgery on two years ago and that is what makes me worry the most. I cannot stretch the leg much." </p> National team doctor Diego Grippo is confident Delfino will be ready to go in a matter of days. </p> "Delfino has tendinitis in his kneecap prompted by a blow to the knee," he said. "It limits the movement of the knee, but physiotherapy will help it disappear in a few days." </p> The Raptors have called Delfino to discover the extent of the injury, but the 24-year-old, a summer acquisition from the Detroit Pistons, told them he would be okay in the long term. </p> "I really don't know why they called about this," he said. "I know it's not serious, but I worry because I cannot get out of mind how much I have suffered with this knee." </p> The FIBA Americas Championship tips off on Wednesday in Las Vegas. </p>
Why wouldnt the Rapotrs call about it? You think they dont want to know information about an injury to a player they just acquired?
//</p> I thought the same thing. Delf's got a game knee, BC and co and every right to find out what's the diff.</p>
GMs must really get frustrated when injuries like this happen, aquiring Delfino hopeing he fits into our style of play only to see him get injured in a FIBA game.
