原文出自nola.com http://www.nola.com/hornets/t-p/index.ssf?/base/sports-1/1106981938253750.xml Hornets add backup guard Harrington signs 10-day deal; Davis sent to injured list Saturday, January 29, 2005 By Jimmy Smith Staff writer With no true backup point guard and starter Baron Davis expected to miss at least two more weeks because of a bruised right Achilles tendon, the Hornets re-signed Junior Harrington on Friday and placed Davis on the injured list. Davis, who hasn't played since he was hurt Jan. 16 in Toronto when he was kicked in the ankle, won't be ready to return to the floor until at least Feb. 11, Coach Byron Scott said Friday night. Davis underwent an MRI exam Tuesday that the Hornets said was negative. Davis said after the game that he knew nothing of the results and would just rest the injury. "We pretty much expected for the next four or five games he'd be out, and we're in a big need for a backup point guard right now," Scott said. "I talked to him today and said, 'Let's take two weeks. Get your body completely healed, your Achilles, your back. Get your mind back straight and understand what you have to do when you get back here.' "This will help both ways. We get a guy in here who knows our system and has been with us pretty much all season long, gets us a backup, and hopefully when Baron comes back, he'll have renewed energy and passion, and we can get back to playing these last 30-some games. He'll have to be all-out for us." The Hornets had to petition the NBA -- for the fourth time this season -- in order to add a fourth player to the injured list. The exemption came through late Friday afternoon. Harrington, waived Jan. 21 after the Hornets obtained Casey Jacobsen, Jackson Vroman and Maciej Lampe in a trade with the Phoenix Suns, was signed to a 10-day contract. Davis missed 19 games earlier this season with an inflamed disc in his lower back. Without a true backup, starter Dan Dickau has played 42, 35 and 42 minutes in the Hornets' last three games. He played 48 minutes in New Orleans' 99-95 victory against the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday at New Orleans Arena. Harrington played five. NO ANSWER: Philadelphia guard Allen Iverson missed Friday night's game because of a bruised left rotator cuff and flu-like symptoms. He was replaced in the lineup by Willie Green. VIPS: Dickau hosted a group from Alpha Company, 29th Support Battalion from Honolulu, Hawaii, who this weekend will be shipping off to the Middle East. CAUTIONARY TALE: Sixers coach Jim O'Brien cautioned that his team likely would not be taking the Hornets lightly, despite New Orleans' record and the fact that the Sixers had a 25-point lead before holding on for a 95-91 win in Philadelphia 11 days earlier. "Our team hasn't won a game without Allen in the lineup," O'Brien said. Friday's game was the fourth Iverson has missed this season. Philadelphia lost the previous three, to the Miami Heat, Minnesota Timberwolves and Washington Wizards. ASSISTS MARK: On Friday, Dickau had 16 assists, a career high, breaking the mark he established with 10 Wednesday night against the Houston Rockets. INJURY: Philadelphia's Kenny Thomas went out near the end of the first half Friday with a possible broken nose. He did not play in the second half. . . . . . . . Jimmy Smith can be reached at [email protected] or (504) 826-3814. --

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