Lunchtime News Report (Bell Has Surgery, Nash Asked to Play for Team Canada)

by TexSUN on Jul 27, 2007 11:39 AM MDT in Phoenix Suns News

Here's a couple of quick tidbits of mid-day news:

According to Suns.com, Raja Bell has undergone successful surgery on his right knee. I hadn't heard he was having this, but it makes sense given his recurring complaints of knee pain this past season. The article on Suns.com quotes team physician Dr. Tom Carter as saying it was "simply a clean-up procedure" for some "mild wear and tear of his kneecap". His recovery period is 4-6 weeks, so it sounds like he's expected back in plenty of time for training camp.

In other news, Chris Sheridan of ESPN.com said in his chat today (Insider link, sorry) that the coach of the Canadian national team is trying to talk Steve Nash into joining. My first reaction to this would be "NOOOOO!!!!". However, if Steve isn't playing for Team Canada, chances are he'll be out on a soccer field (or in a boxing ring?) to stay in shape, so maybe it's not as terrible a prospect as it initially sounds. The chat didn't say whether Nash had said "yes", but recent quotes from him about wanting to minimize his time on the basketball court during the summer to avoid burnout make it seem unlikely.

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Raja's knee surgery

I wonder if this was something that was planned all along and wasn't related to his not playing in the Nash game last weekend. That was supposedly because of a tweaked hamstring. And he also participated in another charity game in Miami the week before.

Then again, if it was planned, why not do the surgery right after the season like Barbosa's elbow. Maybe it wasn't bothering him that much and he aggravated it or something.

At any rate, I hope it's nothing serious. As for Nash playing for Canada, I'm sure it's tempting for him, but I bet he still opts out.

by SueB on Jul 27, 2007 4:01 PM MDT reply actions

on nash

he should play if he wants to, canada deserves to have him, for what he's done for the Suns, we'll be in his debt forever, time to not think of ourselves first... if he gets hurt...what can you do, but I bet he doesn't. I think he knows how close the Suns have been to getting to the finals, and whatever he says, I think he knows time is running out...hopefully slowly...it's crazy to say, but with good luck, he could play very well for 4-5 more years, I think, plus I think he works a lot with Barbosa, who will improve again for next year, hopefully have the playoffs we expect of him

by jasonsuns1 on Jul 27, 2007 7:50 PM MDT reply actions