The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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������ michigan in the pros Crawford, a candidate for the NBA���s Sixth Man of the Year award, was averaging 16.8 points and 2.5 assists per game for the Clippers through Feb. 18. Photo by Scott Cunningham/NBAE/Getty Images The shoulder, though, was his biggest obstacle. ���The last trip was probably the most banged up I���ve been at one time in my career,��� Crawford said. ���It was different things. I had a thigh contusion. I can talk about it now, but back then you don���t want to talk about it. It���s like a ���True Warrior��� or something. ���I got kneed in the thigh. My nose was broken. My shoulder was still coming around, so it was the most tough thing.��� Crawford and the Clippers stood third in the Western Conference be- hind San Antonio and Oklahoma City with a 39-17 record as of Feb. 18. NBA Player Updates Through games of Feb. 18 ��� Jamal Crawford (Played at U-M in 2000), G, Los Angeles Clippers: Has played in 53 games and was averaging 16.8 points and 2.5 assists per game as the Clippers��� sixth man ��� Was shooting 42.9 percent from the floor and 37.0 percent from three-point range in 29.5 minutes per game. ��� Darius Morris (2009-11), G, Los Angeles Lakers: Has played sparingly in the last month ��� Has appeared in 41