Tue, Jan 24th 2012, 08:41
The Charlotte Bobcats have announced guard D.J. Augustin is expected to miss the next four games with a right toe injury.
Charlotte orthopedist Dr. Bob Anderson on Tuesday confirmed a diagnosis of an inflammatory condition of the sesmoid bones that lie in the flexor tendons on Augustin’s right big toe. The injury has been bothering Augustin for months, but he re-aggravated it during Sunday’s game at New Jersey.
With Augustin out of the lineup, rookie Kemba Walker will start at point guard and Gerald Henderson will move back to the shooting guard spot. Derrick Brown will get the start at small forward.
Augustin is averaging 13.6 points and 6.6 assists per game for the Bobcats this season.
Tue, Dec 27th 2011, 15:42
If the Bobcats are going to take a step forward this season they’re going to need some big plays and strong shooting from point guard D.J. Augustin.
So far, so good.
Augustin scored a team-high 19 points in the Bobcats’ 96-95 win over the Bucks in Monday night’s season opener, including a driving layup that put his team ahead for good with 36.5 seconds left.
It was a quality win for the young and rebuilding Bobcats.
But the NBA can be a grind, even in a 66-game season, and Augustin and his teammates know they’ll face a much stiffer test when LeBron James and the Miami Heat come to town on Wednesday night.
“I watched them play on Christmas and they look like they have…