"Charlotte Bobcats guard D.J. Augustin will have an injection soon intended to treat a slight crack between two bones in his right big toe, Augustin told the Observer on Sunday.

Augustin, the Bobcats' assist leader and second-leading scorer, had to leave in the first quarter of a 97-87 loss to the New Jersey Nets. Augustin has suffered from chronic pain for about 10 days, and it became so severe about six and a half minutes into the game that he sat down for the night.

"It's two bones in my big toe, and it's kind of cracked," Augustin told the Observer. "The shot would fill in the crack, and give it time to heal -- take some of the pain away.""