<u>Speedy Recovery</u> <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Aug 2 - That "catching" pain that cost Speedy Claxton half the season, and plagued him all of it, turned out to be a small cartilage tear that he had repaired with arthroscopic surgery June 20 in Vancouver, British Columbia. More than a month after his procedure, Claxton remains cautiously optimistic about his future, mostly because he has yet to test himself the way he's accustomed to during the offseason, but also because he learned a harsh lesson during his first season with the Hawks. "I'm still trying to get it back," Claxton, who won't be allowed to engage in full-court activities for another two weeks, said Tuesday. "I know I'm a whole lot better than I played last year. And I just hope my knee gets all the way back to right so I can show people what I can do. Because there isn't a worse feeling that not being able to be at your best out there on the floor." -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution </div> <div align="center"></div>
