Cavaliers news, features and notes
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- 2103 NBA Scouting Combine: GlenOak graduate C.J. McCollum hopes to be a lottery pick
- 2013 NBA Scouting Combine: Cleveland Cavaliers focus on drafting good players, not overall strength of draft
- 2013 NBA Scouting Combine: Otto Porter seems like perfect fit for Cleveland Cavaliers but no meeting on agenda
- 2013 NBA Scouting Combine notebook: Nerlens Noel won’t play until late December but still interests Cavaliers
- Projected top pick Nerlens Noel won't be ready for start of season, targeting Christmas
- Former Ohio State star Deshaun Thomas refuses to give NBA team his phone number at combine
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Antawn Jamison's season could be over
Cavs leading scorer Antawn Jamison could miss the rest of the season following surgery Tuesday to repair a fractured pinky finger on his left hand.
Jamison is expected to miss five to seven weeks after Tuesday's procedure, which will be performed by hand specialist Dr. Thomas Graham, with Cavs team physician Dr. Richard Parker assisting. There are seven weeks left in the season. Jamison, averaging 18 points per game, was fouled late in the third quarter of Sunday's loss to the Philadelphia 76ers by Jrue Holiday and walked immediately to the locker room.
The Cavs have a couple of different ways they can replace Jamison in the starting lineup. J.J. Hickson, a natural power forward starting at center, could shift back and allow Ryan Hollins to start at center. Coach Byron Scott could also leave Hickson at center and start undrafted rookie Samardo Samuels at power forward.
The Cavs have been hit hard by injuries this season. Center Anderson Varejao was lost for the season in January with a torn tendon in his ankle and newly acquired point guard Baron Davis is battling swelling in his left knee. With Jamison injured and Mo Williams traded, the Cavs' healthy leading scorer is now Ramon Sessions (12.7 ppg).
