• October 20, 2008 9:00 am  |  28 Comments

    Baron Davis Could Miss a Month, Maybe More


    by Marcel Mutoni

    Bad news, Clips fans. Real bad news: Come opening night, you will not get to watch your new, shiny, and expensive point guard. In fact, he might not be around for the next four-to-six weeks.

    The Boston Globe has the scoop:

    An NBA source told The Boston Globe on Sunday night that the Clippers are fearful that newcomer star guard Baron Davis could miss as many as 4-6 weeks due to a sprained ring finger on his left hand that could require surgery.

    Talk about a bummer for the Clippers. B-Diddy, who sprained the finger during practice, will find out today exactly how long he’ll be in street clothes, and if he’ll have to go under the knife, following a visit from a doctor.

    It’s not all bad news for the Clips Show; rookie Eric Gordon has been playing well this preseason and should be able to help hold the fort (somewhat) until Davis returns. Hey, I’m just trying to stay positive here.

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    • maeng Posted: Oct.20 at 9:02 am
      1st! oh no! not again diddy……:(

    • TADOne Posted: Oct.20 at 9:05 am
      PG’s are dropping like flies.

    • rikson Posted: Oct.20 at 9:07 am
      Man, what a season this will be for baron… im sad:(

    • andrew Posted: Oct.20 at 9:11 am
      At least he might be able to make some more sweet videos.

    • Niio Posted: Oct.20 at 9:14 am
      Well he’s no Benard King, playing with 2 dislocated fingers on BOTH hands and still dropping 55 on the Pistons. A sprained finger??! Come on, YOU’RE BETTER THAN THAT!

    • [...] Looks like it might be up to six weeks before The Beard suits up for the Clips as he’s out with a finger. Much like your mom. (Via Slam) “There are two kinds of people in this world that go around beardless — boys and women — and I am neither one.” – traditional Greek saying [...]

    • mat smith Posted: Oct.20 at 9:35 am
      yeah Boom take a page from Kobe’s wrecked finger book

    • scott Posted: Oct.20 at 9:48 am
      This is typical for the Clippers.

    • joe Posted: Oct.20 at 9:54 am
      Dang, White Chocolate should not have retired.

    • el-bot Posted: Oct.20 at 10:18 am
      yea TAD,
      this point guard pandemic//epidemic is getting out of hand
      are people still blaming t-mac for things?

    • RaptorsMelo Posted: Oct.20 at 11:00 am
      too bad. he was playing sick in the pre season and i was gettin amped for the clips

    • Allenp Posted: Oct.20 at 11:37 am
      Higher than Iverson.

    • jbn74sb Posted: Oct.20 at 11:48 am
      Utterly shocking.

    • Josh D Posted: Oct.20 at 12:21 pm
      Typical Clipper Luck

    • c-money Posted: Oct.20 at 12:25 pm
      I’m going to say he sits out two weeks and then plays on opening night against los Lakers. Hurry back Baron, the west is too deep, missing a couple of weeks in the regular season could mean the difference between finishing 6th and 10th.

    • tealish Posted: Oct.20 at 1:40 pm
      Allenp: It must be the Jessica Alba collaborations.

    • Tarzan Cooper Posted: Oct.20 at 1:48 pm
      eric gordon and al thornton will be fun to watch

    • Allenp Posted: Oct.20 at 2:29 pm
      Tealish: Or the outstanding beard.

    • DP Posted: Oct.20 at 3:06 pm
      Didn’t Kobe have an injury like that to his finger as well? I’m not sure it is the same injury so I won’t say that Baron can’t play through the pain but that is a bummer for the clips. But like you all said, Eric Gordon is going to get a chance to prove why he is going to be the guard of the future for the clips. That dude can shoot from hong kong and make nothing but buckets. play wit it.

    • Russ Bengtson Posted: Oct.20 at 3:26 pm
      Pinkie for Kobe, ring finger for Baron. Whole ‘nother story.

    • DP Posted: Oct.20 at 3:54 pm
      just making sure.

    • Moose Posted: Oct.20 at 4:26 pm
      The beginning of the end of the Clippers hopes of NOT sucking this year just started.

    • DIO Posted: Oct.20 at 5:50 pm
      SHOCKED!!!! didn’t see that coming…

    • Teddy-the-Bear Posted: Oct.20 at 7:19 pm
      Seriously, what is up with this year’s off and pre-seasons??

    • Gilbert Arenas Posted: Oct.20 at 8:42 pm
      wow..well at least he can enjoy his money..haha

    • Jose Posted: Oct.20 at 10:33 pm
      damn.thats all i can say.damn. at least it will help gordon(the playing time)

    • doombizzle Posted: Oct.20 at 10:41 pm
      are you serious? kobe plays with a fricken broken finger for a half a season + playoffs/finals + olympics. cmon bdiddy do you even have a pair.

    • Tommy Vercetti Posted: Oct.21 at 1:25 am
      gotta love guaranteed contracts

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