Paul out with injury

http://www.cbc.ca/news/story/2006/12/29/hornets-paul-injury.html

An ankle injury will keep New Orleans Hornets guard Chris Paul sidelined for at least a month.

An MRI on Thursday revealed Paul has a severely sprained ankle that will take a minimum of four weeks to heal, team spokesman Scott Hall said Friday.

Paul injured the ankle when he stepped on the foot of Seattle's Johan Petro late in the first quarter of a game in Seattle on Tuesday.

Paul — last season's NBA rookie of the year — is the Hornets' leading scorer, averaging 18.4 points a game. He also leads the team in assists with 9.0 per game.

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Chris Paul defeats the Spurs; knocks on the door of a triple double

Recap

ESPN Hornets 89, Spurs 76

Tim Duncan had to anchor the defense all by himself as front court mate Radoslav Nesterovic awaits war crimes precedings in The Hague. Even the two time MVP could not help stop the point guard of the future, Chris Paul. Paul posted a 12 rebound, 9 assist, 5 steal 17 point performance while holding the Spurs to only 76 points.