First it was torn knee cartilage. Now it's ankle sprains. The Bobcats have abundant injuries, and this team wasn't particularly deep from the beginning. Before the season began, the Bobcats lost long-range shooter Reggie Williams and big man Eduardo Najera to knee surgeries that would keep each one out at least a month. Then starting power forward Tyrus Thomas sprained an...

Dan Langhi is a former college basketball stud, and a below average NBA player. Langhi was born in Chicago, Illinois but played high school ball in Kentucky where he dominated, and earned a scholarship to play at Vanderbilt. The 6-11 220 pounder didn’t do much his first two years at Vandy. His Sophomore year he averaged 6.3 ppg in 15.9 mpg, and was on the rise. The next season...

Shawne Williams is still waiting to play his first game as a Net.Williams came to the Nets, along with Kris Humphries, who is expected to re-sign with the team today, in the trade that sent forward Eduardo Najera to the Mavericks during the 2009-10 season, but Williams was released...

Because the Bobcats needed something else to go wrong… Eduardo Najera will be out for six to eight weeks recovering from surgery to repair a cartilage tear in his knee, tweets Steve Reed with the Associated Press. The Bobcats are already without Reggie Williams for a while due to knee surgery and Bismack Biyombo can’t…

The Charlotte Bobcats have lost 35-year old forward Eduardo Najera for the next 6-8 weeks due to knee surgery.  Najera played in 31 games (0 starts) for the Bobcats last year and he averaged 12.0 minutes, 2.2 points, 1.4 rebounds and 0.6 assists per game.  The Bobcats are losing players left and right to injury, so even the loss of Najera is going to hurt the team when the 2011-12 season starts.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Bobcats forward Eduardo Najera has had surgery to repair torn cartilage in his left knee and will miss 6-8 weeks.

Bobcats forward Eduardo Najera has had surgery to repair torn cartilage in his left knee and will miss 6-8 weeks.

Bobcats forward Eduardo Najera has had surgery to repair torn cartilage in his left knee and will miss 6-8 weeks.

Charlotte Bobcats forward Eduardo Najera is expected to be out 6-8 weeks after undergoing surgery on his left knee Friday morning.

Bobcats forward Eduardo Najera has had surgery to repair torn cartilage in his left knee and will miss 6-8 weeks. The team said Friday the injury was discovered during an MRI earlier in the week. Najera figured to play a reserve role this season. He played in 31 games last season for the Bobcats, averaging 2.2 points and 1.4 rebounds in 12 minutes. The surgery was performed Friday...

Bobcats forward Eduardo Najera has had surgery to repair torn cartilage in his left knee and will miss 6-8 weeks. The team said Friday the injury was discovered during an MRI earlier in the week. Najera figured to play a reserve role this season. He played in 31 games last season for the Bobcats, averaging 2.2 points and 1.4 rebounds in 12 minutes.

Charlotte Bobcats forward Eduardo Najera will miss up to eight weeks after undergoing knee surgery.The 35-year-old went under the knife to repair torn cartilege in his knee. The timetable for his return is anywhere from 6-to-8 weeks.Najera appeared in just 31 games with the Bobcats last season, averaging 2.2 points and 1.4 rebounds in 12 minutes.

Charlotte Bobcats forward Eduardo Najera underwent successful surgery this morning to repair a cartilage tear in his left knee that was discovered during an MRI earlier this week. The surgery was performed by Bobcats team physician Dr. Glenn Perry at Midtown Medical Plaza in Charlotte. He is expected to be sidelined for approximately 6-8 weeks. Najera saw [...]

Observer NBA writer Rick Bonnell looks at the Bobcats' likely depth chart. Center: Boris Diaw (projected starter). Reserves Gana Diop, Eduardo Najera and (yet unsigned) Bismack Biyombo. Comment: Far from ideal. Diaw is playing out of position. Diop needs to lose 25 pounds. Najera and Biyombo are not really centers by NBA dimensions.

The Charlotte Bobcats have a lot of quantity at power forward heading into the 2011-12 season.  It all starts with 29-year old Boris Diaw.  Diaw played in 82 games (all starts) for the Bobcats last year and he averaged 33.9 minutes, 11.3 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game.  He has now played in 623 games (433 starts) in his NBA career and he is averaging 30.5 minutes...

News broke that the bat signal for the NBPA has been alarmed. All 30 NBA team representatives were summoned to New York on Tuesday. Want to know who your player representative is? Check out the table below.TeamPlayer RepAlternatesAtlanta HawksZaza PachuliaJosh SmithBoston CelticsPaul PierceRajon RondoCharlotte BobcatsMatt CarrollEduardo NajeraChicago BullsCarlos BoozerJoakim NoahCleveland...

Michael Jordan took over the Charlotte Bobcats in 2010, just after Charlotte had reached the playoffs for the first time in franchise history. With a six-time champion at the helm things could only get better, right? It turns out that in his first season as a GM, Michael Jordan may very well have been one of the worst owners in the NBA. However, Jordan’s actions helped out...

Charlotte Bobcats forward Eduardo Najera will not play for Mexico at the Pan American games because he couldn't reach an insurance agreement.

Charlotte Bobcats forward Eduardo Najera will not play for Mexico at the Pan American games because he couldn't reach an insurance agreement. Najera, considered Mexico's top player, says insurers declined to provide him a policy because of his "age and history of injuries." Mexican officials said the policy would cost about $26,000, but the 35-year-old Najera hinted...

GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AP) - Charlotte Bobcats forward Eduardo Najera will not play for Mexico at the Pan American games because he couldn't reach an insurance agreement.

In case you missed it at the end of the Morning Dump, Paul Pierce is going to play in a couple of exhibitions in Mexico. Paul Pierce, Kevin Love and Jason Kidd headline a group of NBA players who have committed to play two exhibition games in Mexico next month. The games will be hosted by Mexico native and Charlotte Bobcats forward Eduardo Najera. Organizers of the event...

Marc Spears is reporting that Paul Pierce is going to continue to stay in NBA playing shape by participating in more exhibition games. This time Pierce is heading south of the border to play in Charlotte Bobcats forward Eduardo Najera’s basketball games. PP will join Tyson Chandler, Trevor Ariza, Marcus Camby, DeAndre Jordan, Corey Maggette, Jerryd Bayless and Ryan...

Paul Pierce reportedly committed to play in a pair of exhibition games next month in Mexico. The games will be hosted by Eduardo Najera, whose Wikipedia page says scouts “boasted about Najera’s quick first step” while he was in college. Presumably, said scouts have long since been fired. The games will be hosted by Mexico native and Charlotte Bobcats forward...

Gotta get back in time ... Welcome to another edition of Create-a-Caption Past Lives. Getting buy-in from key stakeholders like coaches Don Nelson and Del Harris really helps, and having Eduardo Najera commit himself to a mental institution was a nice touch. But it's probably best for everybody that "The Gesundheit! Institute" never caught on as a nickname for Dirk Nowitzki. Still...

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