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Sunday, January 7, 2001
Mihm injury further depletes Cavs



CLEVELAND -- Rookie center Chris Mihm of the Cleveland Cavaliers will miss at least two games because of a knee injury.

Mihm bruised a bone in his right knee during Saturday night's loss to Philadelphia.

Chris Mihm
Rookie Chris Mihm was coming off season highs in points and rebounds before getting injured.

The 7-footer will miss Monday's game against New Jersey and will not travel with the team to Sacramento to begin a six-game road trip.

The Cavs, who have been plagued by injuries all season, signed forward Etdrick Bohannon to a 10-day contract Sunday.

Bohannon has played 20 games in the past three years for the Indiana Pacers, Washington Wizards, New York Knicks and Los Angeles Clippers.

Mihm, making his sixth start with Zydrunas Ilgauskas out with a broken left foot, was injured on a putback with 7:27 left in the second quarter. He was averaging 6.4 points per game and had season-highs of 18 points and 15 rebounds against Milwaukee on Wednesday night.

The Cavs dressed just 10 players for Saturday's game and announced that guards Wes Person and Matt Harpring would seek second opinions next week and could both be facing surgery.

Backup point guard Bimbo Coles recently had surgery on his knee and won't be back until next week at the earliest, and guard Trajan Langdon has missed time with a sore back.

Ilgauskas has missed most of the past two seasons with broken feet. He has been visiting foot specialists around the country and hasn't decided whether or not to have more surgery.

Before the game, Cavs GM Jim Paxson said the team would sign a big man before the team goes on its six-game trip. Mihm's injury may force the Cavs to do something sooner.
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