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Monday, February 26, 2001
Marion to miss at least two games



PHOENIX -- Suns forward Shawn Marion was released from the hospital Monday after being treated overnight for a concussion in which he was knocked unconscious going for a rebound.

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Both teams showed concern as Suns forward Shawn Marion drifted in and out of consciousness after a hard fall.

He will miss the next two games and it's uncertain when he'll return, the team said.

Marion fell in the final minute of Sunday's 90-80 victory over Utah. He also was treated for a sprained wrist and bruised right shoulder.

"Considering the severe concussion that Shawn suffered, he is recovering well, without any residual effects," Dr. Thomas Carter, the team physician, said Monday.

Carter said Marion had the the most severe kind of concussion because he lost consciousness for more than a minute.

Marion, a second-year player, had 24 points and 14 rebounds. He soared for a rebound after John Stockton missed a 3-pointer, but he came down on the back of Utah's John Starks and slammed shoulder- and headfirst on to the court with 52.2 seconds left.

Marion's neck was placed in a brace. He was placed on a stretcher and taken to a hospital.

He is averaging 16.6 points and 11.4 rebounds for the season.

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