Posted: Wednesday, November 25, 2009, 3:30 PM | 14 comments |
 

Lou out with broken jaw
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*A quick addition here from the Garden: just read this Tweet from Marc Spears' of Yahoo! Sports: "AI's personal mgr Gary Moore tells Y! Sports AI is retiring." -- so take that for what it's worth.

And here's the news on Lou: 

76ers point guard Lou Williams will miss tonight's game against the Boston Celtics because of a fracture to his jaw. Williams caught an elbow in last night's loss to the Washington Wizards, although it was unknown he was injured during the game -- or after the game. Williams received an X-ray today, revealing the injury.

The Sixers have yet to set a timetable for Williams. They said he will be evaluated tomorrow, upon the team's return to Philly. Although no exact timetable has been set, it does appear Williams will miss at least a little while, he posted on Twitter, "The places my career takes me. Just learned I have a fractured jaw. Gonna be out for a little while ..."

Although it's still a couple of hours before game time, look for rookie Jrue Holiday to get the start in place of Williams.

Power forward Elton Brand, who sat the final 16 minutes of last night's game with tightness and soreness in his right hamstring, is still listed as a game-time decision.

If you were following Deep Sixer on Twitter, you would have had the Williams news about an hour ago. If you want to follow, click here: Deep Sixer. You can check out the video of Williams talking after last night's game, no real sign of the broken jaw. 

Until later ...

--Kate
Posted by Kate Fagan @ 3:30 PM  Permalink | 14 comments
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 3:31 PM, 11/25/2009
    Guess we will see much more of Jrue Holiday now!
    — chuckw
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 3:52 PM, 11/25/2009
    Lou has been the Sixers best player this year (not saying much, I know), hope he's back soon. Jrue looked very good last night though.
    — KidCole35
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:02 PM, 11/25/2009
    dang, it would have been great to keep that jrue/lou thing rolling tonight. also a drag for the poor guy to deal with his mouth wired shut. dinner out of a blender.
    — rzzzzz
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:05 PM, 11/25/2009
    Awesome. More losses and getting Holiday experience. How many ping pong balls will they get?
    — HandNik
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:17 PM, 11/25/2009
    WOW... 19 WIN SEASON NOW???
    — PhillyPhilly
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:26 PM, 11/25/2009
    Unfortunately not as many ping pong balls as the Nets.
    — SwedelandSteamer
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:51 PM, 11/25/2009
    Not wanted to see anyone get hurt, but I don't know how it helps that Holiday is only playing 5 or 10 minutes a game. They're not going anywhere, so the kid needs some p.t.
    — brob1900
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:57 PM, 11/25/2009
    who the hell are the sixers????
    — jerseyphanatic17
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 5:21 PM, 11/25/2009
    AI, what? Lou Williams broken jaw is the question, I believe the Sixers know where to find The Answer.
    — JayB
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 6:07 PM, 11/25/2009
    haha....great now we wont have someone that doesnt jack all the time....lou williams is an ball hog.....yea he gets his numbers....but your a PG dude....not a six man anymore.....look to pass first....iguodala would of made that last shot yesterday....
    — iguodala215
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 7:01 PM, 11/25/2009
    LOTTERY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    — Snoddy
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 10:09 PM, 11/25/2009
    Can you stop calling Andre AI now. He is no AI. He is only Andre.
    — maxwellinformed
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 12:40 AM, 11/26/2009
    Play Jrue. He is a better POINT guard. Lou plays out of position, and just like Iverson, is too little to play the shooting guard. Maybe he can sit next to Lynam and learn how to direct an offense.
    — fillyfan


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