Billups' Return Remains Uncertain

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    <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">An MRI exam of Pistons guard Chauncey Billups' strained right calf didn't reveal anything new, the team said Wednesday.

    Billups was injured in Friday's 93-92 loss to Indiana. The team said then he would be out 10 to 14 days.

    Billups, who traveled with the team to Oklahoma City for tonight's meeting with the Hornets, said he doesn't have a timetable of when he might return.

    Asked if there was a possibility Billups would play Saturday in Chicago, coach Flip Saunders said, "I don't know. He's made a lot of progress here the last couple of days, but I think more than anything he's not taking any chances. We'll make sure he's fully recovered."

    Billups said the swelling has subsided, and his limp has almost gone away.

    "So that's a positive," Billups said. "I'm definitely relieved to know that it is what I thought it was."

    He said he shot four or five free throws Wednesday for the first time since suffering the injury but hasn't done any running. Strength and conditioning coach Arnie Kander, who was not available for comment, has done rehab work and provided treatment for Billups.

    So what has Kander, known throughout the team for his almost magical ability to keep players healthy, done with Billups?

    "I don't have enough time to tell you," Billups quipped.</div>

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