Just two days removed from an x-ray on an injured right shoulder, Tennessee star Candace Parker felt good enough to dunk during the Lady Vols practice on Friday.
UT coach Pat Summitt was talking to Jenny Moshak, the Lady Vols associate athletics director for sports medicine, when Parker threw down during a shooting drill. Summitt recounted Moshak turned to her and matter-of-factly saying, "Her shoulder must be OK"
Must be. The only discomfort Parker was feeling was embarrassment.
"She came over and said, 'I forgot,' " Summitt said. "We all started laughing."
While Parker is feeling better, two other Lady Vols are not. Freshman Kelley Cain, who is recovering from a concussion suffered a week, did some conditioning work with Moshak and strength & conditioning coach Heather Mason, but then didn't feel good enough to practice.
The downtime is amounted to valuable practice time lost for the 6-foot-6 center. Tennessee's exhibition opener is Nov. 4 against the U.S. national team.
"The good thing is she's smart," Summitt said. "She has a good feel for the game. She seems to be a quick learner. It's getting her behind physically."
UT coach Pat Summitt was talking to Jenny Moshak, the Lady Vols associate athletics director for sports medicine, when Parker threw down during a shooting drill. Summitt recounted Moshak turned to her and matter-of-factly saying, "Her shoulder must be OK"
Must be. The only discomfort Parker was feeling was embarrassment.
"She came over and said, 'I forgot,' " Summitt said. "We all started laughing."
While Parker is feeling better, two other Lady Vols are not. Freshman Kelley Cain, who is recovering from a concussion suffered a week, did some conditioning work with Moshak and strength & conditioning coach Heather Mason, but then didn't feel good enough to practice.
The downtime is amounted to valuable practice time lost for the 6-foot-6 center. Tennessee's exhibition opener is Nov. 4 against the U.S. national team.
"The good thing is she's smart," Summitt said. "She has a good feel for the game. She seems to be a quick learner. It's getting her behind physically."
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