Rudy Fernandez Injury Update – Fantasy Analysis
March 10, 2009 by Stephen Kersey
Filed under Injuries, NBA News
Rudy Fernandez took a hard tumble late in the third quarter against the Los Angeles Lakers. The Portland Trail Blazers rookie swingman was going up for a layup when Trevor Ariza hit him across the back of his head. After laying on the ground for many minutes, he was eventually taken off the court on a stretcher.
Thankfully, reports after the game indicate that Fernandez wasn’t seriously injured. All X-Rays were negative and he was basically just battered and bruised. At the most, Fernandez could miss a couple of games.
As for Ariza, he got a flagrant foul penalty two and was thrown out of the contest. Though Fernandez took a vicious fall, Ariza wasn’t further penalized by the NBA. He not only avoided a suspension, he won’t be fined any additional amount of money.
Lamar Odom, on the other hand, wasn’t as lucky. For coming off the bench during the subsequent scuffles that broke out along the sideline, Odom was given a one-game suspension.
