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Posted: **Thu Mar 20, 2008 9:00 pm**

From Paul Coro's blog:

Suns head athletic trainer Aaron Nelson examined guard Raja Bell today and saw improvement but still considered him doubtful to play Saturday's home game against Houston.

"He didn't swell much from the flight (from Seattle to Phoenix), which was surprising," Nelson said. "He's still sore but not bad."

Bell injured his ankle late in the third quarter of Wednesday's win at Seattle. On the last shot of his 6-for-6 3-point shooting night, Bell's right foot came down on Kevin Durant's foot and Bell's ankle turned in.

Leandro Barbosa likely would start in Bell's place on Saturday.

Gordan Giricek will return to action for Friday's practice and Saturday's game after sitting out Wednesday for a thigh bruise. He took a James Jones knee to his right upper leg when he regrettably tried to block a half-court shot at the end of the first quarter.

Good news!

Posted: **Thu Mar 20, 2008 11:07 pm**

Yeah, we will need all of these guys to survive next week. Home against Houston, then at Detroit and Boston. Tough! This is an opportunity to catch LA. We have to be ahead of them as they have the tiebreaker. Get well RaRa. You are our MIP on D. Most of us still appreciate you!

Posted: **Fri Mar 21, 2008 2:29 am**

Still, that Giricek injury was the basketball gods' revenge for a dumb play.

Posted: **Sat Mar 22, 2008 4:08 am**

impulsenine wrote:Still, that Giricek injury was the basketball gods' revenge for a dumb play.

Seriously. Who the hell tries that hard to block a halfcourt shot? Even wide open you're lucky to make 10% of them. Especially on the run like that.

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Injury Update (Bell, Giricek)

Injury Update (Bell, Giricek)