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Wed, Jan 9th 2008, 17:20

Ford close to resuming workouts

Raptors guard T.J. Ford was cleared to resume workouts Wednesday after visiting a spine specialist in Cleveland.

It isn’t immediately known when Ford, injured last month during a game at Atlanta, will begin working out again. There is also no timetable for his return to the Raptors.

“The prognosis is looking good for a full recovery and a return to basketball,” Raptors director of media relations Jim LaBumbard said after Toronto beat Philadelphia on Wednesday night.

Ford will return home to Houston and work out with former NBA player John Lucas. Ford and Lucas also worked out together after Ford was injured in 2004.

Ford had to be carried off on a stretcher after hitting his head on the court when Atlanta rookie Al Horford knocked him to the court on Dec. 11. He suffered a stinger in the fall, an injury that causes a painful tingling in his arms and hands. Ford spent the night in hospital before being released the following morning.

Toronto is 6-7 since Ford’s injury.

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