Orlando Sentinel Orlando Magic PG Steve Francis sprained his right ankle in practice Sunday and will be evaluated today. The Magic (2-1), preparing to face the Heat (1-2) in Miami for an exhibition game on Tuesday night, did not believe Francis' injury was serious. Reserve C Mario Kasun, bothered by tendinitis in his right ankle, underwent a magnetic resonance imaging and missed practice. He sat out Saturday night's game against the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets in Tampa. F Grant Hill, who was held out of Saturday's because of a bruised right knee, practiced Sunday. Howard puts in extra work PF Dwight Howard is leading the Magic in scoring this preseason at 14.3 points per game. But his numbers could be even better if he were making more free throws. Howard's field-goal percentage (.750) is actually far better than his free-throw percentage (.520). He has hit 15 of 20 shots but only 13 of 25 on free-throw attempts. Howard stayed late at practice to shoot free throws. "It's not just Dwight,'' Coach Brian Hill said. Orlando is shooting just 63 percent at the free-throw line. Source
Well it's some good news and some bad news and the bad news isn't all that bad, nothing serious going on. I think Steve will play through it tommorow, I mean he's a tough guy and this shouldn't hold him out for the game. Good to see that Grant's practicing and that his ankle isn't injured(the worst thing that could happen now) and it's great to see Dwight working on those free throws or doing anything that could improve his game. So all in all, there's the good and there's the bad but luckily there's no ugly.
