"As if their listless loss to LeBron James & Co. wasn't bad enough, Yi Jianlian strained his neck yesterday in practice. With every power forward on the roster banged up, the Nets could start a pair of rookies tomorrow in Toronto.

And with Chris Bosh coming off a 40-point, 18-rebound eruption, the Nets may have their work cut out no matter what Yi's X-rays show, no matter if they start him or Ryan Anderson alongside fellow rookie Brook Lopez.

"Yi hurt himself in practice, strained neck. We'll know more [today]," said coach Lawrence Frank. "He kind of jolted back. It must've been some sort of hit, and his head [went back]. It wasn't anything glaring." "