CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Toronto Raptors forward Hedo Turkoglu was back in the rotation Monday against Charlotte, but not as a starter a night after being benched.
Turkoglu, who signed a five-year, $53 million free- agent deal with the Raptors last offseason, was a healthy scratch for the first time in more than seven years in Sunday’s loss to Miami.
That came after reports that he was seen out on the town hours after missing Friday’s loss to the Nuggets because of a stomach virus.
Coach Jay Triano started Antoine Wright ahead of Turkoglu, but the veteran had a key 3-pointer in a victory over the Bobcats.
Clippers star misses trip.
LOS ANGELES — Veteran point guard Baron Davis will miss the Clippers’ three- game road trip because of back spasms.
The team says Davis didn’t make the trip to Milwaukee for tonight’s game.
The Clippers will also play at Toronto and against Denver at the Pepsi Center.
Davis is averaging 15.2 points and 7.9 assists.
Player “embarrassed.”
MIAMI — Heat forward Dorell Wright says he is “embarrassed” that explicit photos of him have been posted on the Internet.
The photos were taken in a private video chat about a year ago, and appeared on websites and several Twitter accounts.
Wright issued an apology, saying the matter “is something I truly regret.” The Heat had no comment.
Footnotes.
Veteran guard Manu Ginobili missed the Spurs’ game against the Nets because of back spasms.
• Knicks center Eddy Curry will likely miss the rest of the season because of a right calf injury.
• Kings swingman Dominic McGuire will miss the rest of the season with an injured right foot.
The Associated Press
