Mon, Jan 21st 2008, 17:18
Raptors general manager Bryan Colangelo said that he is pleased with reports out of Houston, where the team’s starting point guard, T.J. Ford, is training in preparation of his return to the lineup.
In fact, the Raptors will send Marc Eversley, the club’s director of basketball operations, down to Houston early this week to get a clearer picture of Ford’s progress.
Ford has been out since Dec. 11, when he went down hard during a game in Atlanta. He suffered an arm stinger, but was given clearance to begin working out again on Jan. 9 and since then has been training in his hometown with former NBAer John Lucas.
But while Colangelo acknowledged that reports out of Houston are good, there is still no timetable for Ford’s return.
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