Hill to undergo appendectomy
January 9th, 2008, 1:35 pm · Post a Comment · posted by jerrybrown
By Jerry BrownTribune
Grant Hill’s run of 34 straight starts with the Phoenix Suns will end tonight against
Indiana under the strangest of circumstances.
Hill was diagnosed with appendicitis on Wednesday morning and will undergo an appendectomy about 6 p.m. this evening. Suns trainer Aaron Nelson estimates that Hill will miss 2-3 weeks while he recovers from the surgery.
Boris Diaw will start tonight against the Pacers — and likely for as long as Hill is sidelined.
Suns general manager Steve Kerr said Hill, who has been bothered by aches and pains for about a week, work up Wednesday morning not feeling well, but wasn’t showing any of the normal flu like symptoms. He took Hill to the hospital where he condition was diagnosed.
Hill started every game with the Suns, he longest run of health since he was a Detroit Piston during the 1999-2000 system, and has played very well for
Phoenix. He’s averaging 15.9 points on 51 percent shooting from field along with 4.6 rebounds and 3/5 assists. He hit eight of 11 shots and had 20 points in 22 minutes in Monday’s win over 137-155 win over
Denver and took part in practice on Tuesday
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