Chris Kaman wants to play Thursday
Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2010 8:02 am
Kaman was originally projected to miss at least 3-4 weeks, but he said he's progressed rapidly in the last week. He's been running on the team's underwater treadmill and the Alter-G (anti-gravity) treadmill recently and come through it well.
The plan is for Kaman to practice Tuesday and Wednesday, then be evaluated before Thursday's game.
Clippers coach Vinny Del Negro was far less optimistic however.
"He thinks that," Del Negro said of Kaman's chances to play Thursday. "But we have to see how he does Tuesday and Wednesday, see how his ankle reacts. If we play him Thursday and it blows up, then he's out again.
"We have to be smart about it. He's a little more optimistic because he wants to get out there."
Ramona Shelburne, ESPN Los Angeles