Thomas suffers knee injury

Not sure of the extent of it at this point, but some East Coast contacts have heard that Mavericks' forward Tim Thomas has suffered a knee injury while playing in a pick-up game. The Mavericks apparently are aware of the situation, but doctors not affiliated with the team have looked at Thomas and declared that the injury is at least a sprain and could involve some cartilage damage. Normally, a sprain requires a few weeks to get over. Cartilage damage can be four to eight weeks. We'll try to pin down some more info. --Eddie Sefko