Ben Wallace May Miss the Entire Playoffs
April 13, 2009 by Stephen Kersey
Filed under NBA News, NBA Teams
The Cleveland Cavaliers have gotten good play out of Ben Wallace this season. When he has been healthy, at least. Shortly after returning from a broken leg, Wallace is now suffering from a strain in his left knee that may sideline him for the entire 2009 postseason.
This would be a big blow to the Cavs. Wallace isn’t the dominant defensive force he used to be but he’s still a very good defender who doesn’t need the ball in his hands to be effective. With LeBron James doing most of the offensive work, Wallace has been free to concentrate on defense …read more
Ben Wallace Broken Leg – Fantasy Injury Update
February 28, 2009 by Stephen Kersey
Filed under Injuries, NFL Player Analysis
Ben Wallace of the Cleveland Cavaliers will be out at least a month with a broken leg. Wallace suffered the crack in his fibula in a recent game against the Houston Rockets.
The time table for Wallace’s return is reportedly 4-to-6 weeks. Although he wasn’t much of a fantasy basketball player these days, his defense, rebounding and championship experience definitely was helping the Cavs on the basketball court.
In his absence, expect more playing time for bigmen Anderson Varejao and Zydrunas Ilgauskas. Those two bigs will start and could see their role’s grow without the presence of Wallace.
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