"It appears center Andris Biedrins is going to miss more time. He returned to the lineup Sunday, which probably wasn't a good idea.

He played 21 minutes, totaling two points and six rebounds, before leaving the game for good midway through the third quarter. He went to the locker room for treatment and never returned.

"He's not doing very well," coach Don Nelson said. "I probably shouldn't have even played him, but we wanted to have another big guy if we possibly could. He couldn't do very much when he was out there, and he has injured himself again. So that was a bad decision on my part."

Biedrins sat out Friday's loss to the Los Angeles Clippers after tweaking his back in Wednesday's win over Memphis. Biedrins said before the game he had no problems during his pregame workout and started at center. But by the end of the game, he couldn't even carry his backpack without grimacing in pain."