So the casualty list grows again.
Despite thinking that he’d be good to go after dislocating his right middle finger in practice on Monday, Al Thornton has joined the list of injured Wizards after his finger swelled up pretty badly. In fact, I just had a look in the locker room, and the first knuckle is still out of proportion. It’s unclear exactly how long Thornton will be out.
Yi Jianlian (left ankle sprain), Josh Howard (left knee soreness), and Hamady Ndiaye (left knee) are also out, and Wizards head coach Flip Saunders wasn’t sure how much he’ll get out of Rashard Lewis, who has complained of stiffness in his right knee.
The Bucks, in contrast, are as healthy as they’ve been in a while, as John Salmons played 35 minutes, his most since Jan. 17, last night in a 92-74 win over Toronto. Milwaukee is a game and a half out of a tie for the eighth-best record in the Eastern Conference.
John Wall is also back with no problem whatsoever after jetting out to Lexington and back last night for Kentucky’s 71-63 win over rival Tennessee.
