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Laron Profit AKA Kobe .02 is out for the season...

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acbaylove:
Why :-\ ?

I'm hella happy he's back in action. He needs time to back in NBA form, i just hope Lakers will give him a chance. He was the shit in Gonzaga.

wcsoldier:

--- Quote from: Antonio on December 22, 2005, 06:28:14 AM ---Why :-\ ?

I'm hella happy he's back in action. He needs time to back in NBA form, i just hope Lakers will give him a chance. He was the shit in Gonzaga.

--- End quote ---
I thought he could be back around March - April. Though I haven't in mind for a second he recovered from a heart pb .

Now_Im_Not_Banned:
Former Gonzaga Star Signs With CBA Team
By SHANNON DININNY, Associated Press Writer


YAKIMA, Wash. -- Former Gonzaga star Ronny Turiaf, who had open-heart surgery just over six months ago, signed a contract Wednesday to play for the Yakama Sun Kings as part of his rehabilitation.

Turiaf brings new status to the Continental Basketball Association team, whose fans tracked his stellar career at Gonzaga, just three hours east in Spokane.
 
"From a selfish standpoint, for me, he's a great basketball player. But for the franchise, and for everything Ronny has done in this state, it's the biggest one we've ever had," coach Paul Woolpert said of the signing. "And he hasn't even stepped on the floor yet."

Turiaf, a 6-foot-9 forward, was chosen by the Los Angeles Lakers with the 35th pick in June's NBA draft. During a subsequent physical, doctors detected a heart problem, and Turiaf underwent surgery July 26 to repair an enlarged aortic root.

The Lakers voided the contract but retained the rights to Turiaf for three years. He has no timetable for joining the NBA team.

"I'm not physically healthy enough to endure practice and training for an NBA schedule," Turiaf said at a Wednesday news conference. "I'm using Yakama as training. As long as I'm here, I will work hard and I will try to make this team better."

Turiaf, who worked out with the Sun Kings for the first time Wednesday, said he got "a little winded" but otherwise felt good. He said he will be working to get back to NBA form, but for now, "I'm a Sun King."

Details of the contract were not disclosed.

Turiaf's first court action likely will come Monday, when Yakama plays the Idaho Stampede in Boise. His first home game with the team will be the following night.

Asked how he was felt about finally getting back to the game, Turiaf said, "Nervous, no. Excited, yes.

"I've been waiting for this so long," he said. "Just give me a jersey and a pair of shoes and I'm ready to go."

The Sun Kings drafted Turiaf with the fifth pick in September's CBA draft, after his surgery. Woolpert, who saw Turiaf play at a draft camp last spring, was well aware his stint as a Sun King could be temporary, if it happened at all.


He's just getting himself back into shape. He needs to play some more organized games before he makes his way into the NBA...Give him 2-3 months with the Sun Kings. He'll be signed with the Lakers based on how he performs. If he has rehabilitated himself to 95%+, it's safe to say that we'll see him back in action this year...If he's not ready, he'll be with us beginning next training camp...The process is going by quickly, remember, he wasn't even supposed to play ball this season, let alone LIVE with his condition...All the best luck goes out to Turiaf and I'm hoping for a speedy recovery... :)

Now_Im_Not_Banned:
Laker Team Doctors Give Turiaf the OK to Play
By Mike Bresnahan, Times Staff Writer


Forward Ronny Turiaf, who underwent open-heart surgery five months ago, passed his physical and was cleared to play by team doctors Monday.

Turiaf, a second-round draft pick from Gonzaga, is still at least two weeks away from joining the team, a Laker spokesman said, and would have to improve his conditioning and learn the triangle offense before officially coming on board.

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Money wouldn't be a problem — Turiaf would gladly accept the minimum NBA salary of $399,000, which would then be prorated for time played — but Coach Phil Jackson has the ultimate say on when and if Turiaf returns.

"Conditioning and skill level are to be determined now," Laker spokesman John Black said Monday. "Then it becomes a decision for Phil to make whether or not he'd be a benefit to the team on the roster."

The Lakers would have to reduce their roster via trade or by waiving a player, either Devin Green or Von Wafer most likely Laron Profit who is out for the season. Turiaf, who turns 23 next month, can't practice with the team unless he is under contract.

Currently a graduate assistant coach with Gonzaga, Turiaf has scrimmaged with the nationally ranked Bulldogs several times in the last two months.

He underwent surgery to repair an enlarged aortic root in July, a month after being selected No. 37 in the draft.


I'd like to see him back not too long after the all-star break...

Now_Im_Not_Banned:

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