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mary · 01-08-2006, 10:55 PM

HOUSTON -- Houston star Tracy McGrady left Sunday night's game against Denver with a recurrence of severe back spasms.

Tracy McGrady
Guard-Forward
Houston Rockets

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2006 SEASON STATISTICS
GM PPG RPG APG FG% FT%
23 25.9 7.0 5.1 41.684 75.980

The 6-foot-9 McGrady, who missed eight games earlier in the season because of back spasms, missed a deep jumper near the top of the key in the final seconds of the first half. He started backpedalling, stopped abruptly, bent over and crumpled to the floor, screaming in pain as the buzzer sounded.

McGrady was lifted onto a stretcher and rolled off the floor, surrounded by several team officials and owner Les Alexander. An ambulance took McGrady to the hospital.

The Rockets are already missing their other star, Yao Ming, who's out at least another month after surgery to remove an infection from his left big toe.

Guards Rafer Alston and Jon Barry recently returned from leg injuries and Derek Anderson remains sidelined with a calf strain. The backcourt trio has missed a total of 45 games this season.

McGrady had topped 30 points in Houston's last five games. He had 11 points on 5-for-14 shooting in the first half against Denver.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2285167

01-08-2006, 10:55 PM	#1
mary Troll Hunter Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Sports Heaven! Posts: 9,898	T-Mac leaves game on stretcher HOUSTON -- Houston star Tracy McGrady left Sunday night's game against Denver with a recurrence of severe back spasms. Tracy McGrady Guard-Forward Houston Rockets Profile 2006 SEASON STATISTICS GM PPG RPG APG FG% FT% 23 25.9 7.0 5.1 41.684 75.980 The 6-foot-9 McGrady, who missed eight games earlier in the season because of back spasms, missed a deep jumper near the top of the key in the final seconds of the first half. He started backpedalling, stopped abruptly, bent over and crumpled to the floor, screaming in pain as the buzzer sounded. McGrady was lifted onto a stretcher and rolled off the floor, surrounded by several team officials and owner Les Alexander. An ambulance took McGrady to the hospital. The Rockets are already missing their other star, Yao Ming, who's out at least another month after surgery to remove an infection from his left big toe. Guards Rafer Alston and Jon Barry recently returned from leg injuries and Derek Anderson remains sidelined with a calf strain. The backcourt trio has missed a total of 45 games this season. McGrady had topped 30 points in Houston's last five games. He had 11 points on 5-for-14 shooting in the first half against Denver. http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2285167 __________________ "I don't know what went wrong," said guard Thabo Sefolosha. "It's hard to talk about it."