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10:42 AM ET 09/10/99
Ewing to Miss Start of Training Camp
NEW YORK (AP) - New York Knicks center Patrick
Ewing is not fully recovered from his partially torn left
Achilles' tendon and will miss training camp.
"It's still sore, it still hurts and I'm not sure when I'm
going to be back," Ewing said Thursday at the New
York All-Star Basketball Classic.
Ewing, 37, tore the tendon in Game 2 of the Eastern
Conference finals against the Indiana Pacers June 1.
He missed the rest of the playoffs and the finals, where
the Knicks lost to the San Antonio Spurs in five games.
The 11-time All-Star center said the tendon was
healed, but he still has tendinitis and cannot run. Ewing
missed 12 of 50 games last season because of the
tendinitis.
His rehabilitation consists of lifting weights, using a
stationary bike and treadmill, and running in a pool.
``Whenever my body heals and the pain and all the
swelling goes away is when I'll be ready," Ewing said.
Further complicating things for New York is a sprained
medial collateral ligament sustained by backup center
Chris Dudley earlier this week. The 6-foot-11 Dudley
won't be able to run for 4-6 weeks and will miss the
start of training camp as well.
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