Utah Jazz guard Rodney Hood is expected to be inactive until after the All-Star break, league sources told The Salt Lake Tribune on Saturday night. Hood has missed the past four games with a bone contusion on his right knee, coupled with a Grade 1 lateral collateral ligament (LCL) sprain, after sustaining a right knee hyperextension on Feb. 1 against the Milwaukee Bucks. It was the second time that Hood has sustained that type of injury this season, having originally injured it on Jan. 14 late in a victory against the Orlando Magic. After the Orlando game, the initial thought was it was a potentially serious injury. But a subsequent MRI showed no structural damage, only the hyperextension. Hood missed five games, returning to action in a 96-88 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Jan. 26. Hood struggled in that game, and didn't shoot the ball well or move well in 22 minutes. In Utah's next game, a loss to Memphis, Hood scored 20 points in 31 minutes, shooting 7 of 12 from the field with four 3-pointers. He looked confident, having regained his burst off the dribble and his explosion to the rim. - See more at: http://www.sltrib.com/home/4929075-155/utah-jazz-rodney-hood-out-of
