<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">LAS VEGAS -- Hornets top draft pick Chris Paul sprained his right wrist late Friday night against the Washington Wizards in the Vegas Summer League. X-rays did not reveal any damage Saturday, Hornets general manager Allan Bristow said. Paul sat out Saturday's practice, spending most of it holding an ice bag on his wrist. Paul is listed as questionable for tonight's game against the Orlando Magic. Paul's injury came with 1:19 remaining after he drove the lane and fell on his wrist after a hard foul. Paul took several minutes to get up but did not come out of the game. He finished with 12 points in the Hornets' 86-84 loss. "We held our breath for a second, but that would be the case for any injury," Bristow said. "Our trainer, Terry Kofler, said after it happened, he told Paul that they were going to take him out of the game, and Paul told him, 'I can't go out, I've got to finish.' " Paul, the fourth overall pick in the draft, signed a three-year contract last week. "He's fine, but I think if it was last year it would have been broke," said Coach Byron Scott, referring to the litany of injuries the Hornets experienced last season. "But it's just a sprain. He wants to play (tonight), but there's no need. He's showed us in two games what we knew when we drafted him. He's the real deal and the future of this franchise." </div> Source
It's a good thing that it doesn't sound too serious. I'm no doctor, but I'd sit him for tonight's game just incase. If Paul gets seriously hurt, any slim chance the Hornets had to make the playoffs this season is thrown out the window. On a side note, Paul's numbers in this tournament have really impressed me so far. He's not putting up as good of scoring numbers as some rookies, but he's bringing a very well-rounded game to the table with respectable rebounding and assist numbers, and I'm sure that's what the Hornets were hoping to see more than anything.
I'm just glad it's not anything serious the Hornets need during the season. Well anywho I'm just glad it's not serious and I can't wait to see play during the season, 2005 ROY- Chris Paul.
