Garnett reportedly out 2-3 weeks
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02/21/2009 -
Boston, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Celtics forward Kevin Garnett will reportedly be
sidelined the next 2-3 weeks due to a posterior muscle strain of his right
knee.
The Boston Herald and Boston Globe both report Danny Ainge, the Celtics'
president of basketball operations, said the team will be cautious with the
All-Star forward.
Garnett returned to Boston for evaluation on his strained right knee and was
originally only slated to miss the final three games of the reigning NBA
champions' six-game West Coast road trip.
Garnett was taken to the locker room with just over one minute left in the
second quarter of Thursday's 90-85 loss to Utah after injuring his right leg
while leaping for a dunk and did not return.
"The Big Ticket" was jumping for an alley-oop from Paul Pierce and came down
awkwardly on the leg. Garnett immediately limped off the floor and was
subsequently helped into the locker room.
The Herald reports Garnett was initially scheduled to be examined Saturday,
but instead he was checked out upon landing in Boston Friday night.
In 53 games this season, Garnett is averaging 16.3 points and 8.8 rebounds.
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Mayweather picked to beat De La Hoya
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA -- Golden Boy Oscar De La Hoya and his rival Floyd Mayweather Jr. arrived at the MGM Grand here Wednesday amid the pomp and pandemonium befitting two of the biggest stars in the sport who are about to duke it out for the WBC super welterweight crown this Saturday (Sunday in Manila).
As of Wednesday, MySportsbook.com closed its book with Mayweather a favorite to defeat De La Hoya at -170 (a $100 bet wins $70), while De La Hoya is a +140 underdog (a $100 bet wins $140).
Mayweather arrived at about 11:30 a.m. on a big truck with his face and a big "World's Best Pound-for-Pound" sign scribbled across the vehicle. He was accompanied by his entourage made up of rappers and his training team.
A crowd of close to 3,000 eager fans packed the MGM Grand lobby, with their cameras in tow, all trying to vie for position to get a good angle at Mayweather, who is acknowledged as the world's best fighter pound-for-pound.
Eric Gomez, Golden Boy Promotions vice-president, described the fan turnout as "amazing" and swore he had never seen anything quite like this event.
"The crowd was fantastic. Everybody was just too eager to see the two fighters," said ALA manager Michael Aldeguer, who was among those who waited at the lobby together with his ward Rey "Boom Boom" Bautista and AJ Banal.
De La Hoya made his own grand entrance at the hotel lobby at around 12:30 p.m. accompanied by GBP chief executive officer Richard Schaefer and trainer Freddie Roach.
The same group of fans who trooped to see Mayweather also lingered around to get a close look at De La Hoya, who has been secretly working out at a Las Vegas gym for days after arriving from his main training camp in Puerto Rico.
The golden boy then took part in a closed-door afternoon workout with Bautista and Banal. The two, along with Aldeguer and wife Christine, as well as an HBO crew were the only ones allowed inside the gym.
De La Hoya and Mayweather take part in today's final press conference before the official weigh-in this Friday.
Ring Magazine, the acknowledged bible of boxing, reported in its June 2007 issue that 12 out of 20 boxing experts it interviewed have favored Mayweather to defeat De la Hoya, with only 8 favoring the latter.
But Filipino ring icon Manny Pacquiao said in a recent interview with The Freeman's Emmanuel Villaruel that De La Hoya will win by unanimous decision over Mayweather.
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