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Gerald Henderson News & Rumors

Injured Bobcats on the mend
February 9
Charlotte Observer
 
"The most fixable aspect of the Charlotte Bobcats' 12-game losing streak is the injury situation. It sounded Wednesday like three key players are on the mend. Gerald Henderson, D.J. Augustin and Corey Maggette – the team's top three scorers this season – have all missed considerable stretches of late. All three are hopeful they'll be ready to play again before the All-Star break, which starts Feb. 23. Point guard Augustin has been out with severe inflammation in his right big toe since a loss in New Jersey Jan. 22. He says he's feeling dramatically better, and might play as soon as a Monday home game against the Philadelphia 76ers."
Henderson's surgery a success
May 12
Charlotte Observer
 
"Charlotte Bobcats head athletic trainer Steve Stricker was in Colorado on Tuesday for shooting guard Gerald Henderson's hip surgery. Stricker's assessment, via Bobcats media relations: "There were no surprises - it's exactly what they thought they'd see. Henderson has the same prognosis. They're confident this will definitely alleviate his knee pain." Henderson had surgery late Tuesday in Vail to repair a labrum in his left hip. A labrum is a ring of cartilage that supports the ball-and-socket mechanism in hips and shoulders."
Bobcats' Gerald Henderson undergoes hip surgery
May 11
Charlotte Observer
 
"Gerald Henderson's breakthrough season has become a breakdown offseason. Henderson had successful surgery in Vail, Colo., Tuesday on his left hip to repair a torn labrum. He'll be on crutches for eight weeks. The Bobcats anticipate the surgery putting Henderson out four to six months. Former Duke star Henderson originally went to the Vail-based Steadman Clinic to inquire about ongoing knee pain. Doctors there diagnosed that his pain was actually a byproduct of a congenital issue with his hip. Dr. Marc Philippon, the Steadman Clinic's hip specialist, operated Tuesday. "Gerald had some knee tendinitis issues this season, and the doctors have told us that fixing this congenital defect in his"
Bobcats Gerald Henderson out four to six months with hip injury
May 10
Charlotte Observer
 
"Charlotte Bobcats guard Gerald Henderson is expected to miss four to six months while recovering from surgery to repair a torn labrum in his left hip. Surgery was scheduled today in Vail, Col., after a specialist at the Steadman Clinic there discovered the problem. Henderson sought treatment for ongoing pain in his left knee. Doctors concluded his hip issue was affecting his knee. "Gerald had some knee tendinitis issues this season, and the doctors have told us that fixing this congenital defect in his hip should alleviate those problems," general manager Rod Higgins said in a prepared statement. "The doctors also feel that addressing the hip issue now will help prevent the possibility of"
Henderson playing like a Duke star again under Silas
January 12
Charlotte Observer
 columnist Scott Fowler
"For those in need of a flashback of how Gerald Henderson used to play at Duke, the past seven games under new Charlotte Bobcats coach Paul Silas have provided a refresher course. Henderson - an NBA lottery pick in 2009 who was lost deep on the bench for most of the 1 1/3 seasons he spent under Larry Brown - has flourished under Silas. He has gone from a rarely used reserve to a core player. And while part of that is due to an injury to small forward Gerald Wallace that has made additional playing time available, the other part is that Henderson has relaxed and found his game again once he realized that Silas trusts him more than Brown ever did. The Bobcats have gone 5-2 under Silas after"
Gerald Henderson sits because of left knee pain
November 14
Charlotte Observer
 
"Charlotte Bobcats coach Larry Brown says if Gerald Henderson isn't healthy enough to practice, then he's not healthy enough to play. Brown sat Henderson for Saturday's game with the Utah Jazz after Henderson missed practice Thursday with ongoing pain in his left knee. Henderson played three minutes in Friday's victory in Washington. The Bobcats also played Saturday without power forward Tyrus Thomas, who had a death in his family. Brown anticipates Thomas being back for Monday's home game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Henderson has had a sore knee since training camp. He had an MRI Saturday, and said no structural damage was found."
Livingston, Henderson expect to be healthy for Bobcats season opener
October 26
Charlotte Observer
 
"Charlotte Bobcats guards Shaun Livingston and Gerald Henderson both say they should be healthy enough to play in Wednesday's season-opener in Dallas. Livingston fully practiced Monday, for the first time in about three weeks, when the Bobcats held a public scrimmage that drew about 8,000 fans to Time Warner Cable Arena. Livingston has had chronic pain in his left knee, owing to a severe injury he suffered in 2007. Livingston recently had an injection in the joint intended to relieve pain for up to six months. He says he feels much better and expects to play against the Mavericks after missing all eight exhibitions. "Hopefully the injection has kicked in and I'll have the same pain level,"
Brown prodding Henderson is not about school colors
October 10
Charlotte Observer
 columnist Rick Bonnell
"I guess everything is about your frame of reference. If you believe water is combustible, then the Atlantic Ocean is an endless inferno. So, considering how much blind hate there is between fans of North Carolina and Duke, how surprised can I be that some of you mistook Larry Brown's comments on Gerald Henderson as Blue Devil-bashing. Wednesday, before the Charlotte Bobcats' preseason game against the Oklahoma City Thunder, a reporter from Fayetteville asked Brown an innocuous question about Henderson. Brown was typically blunt, saying that while Henderson has a huge opportunity this season, he has to play harder and more consistently if he expects abundant minutes. Quoting Brown: "I tried"
Brown spells out road map for Henderson to crack rotation
October 7
Charlotte Observer
 
"Charlotte Bobcats coach Larry Brown never misses a chance to plant an idea with one of his players, and that includes Brown's pre-game chats with the media. Wednesday, before the preseason game with the Oklahoma City Thunder, Brown was asked about former lottery pick Gerald Henderson. So Brown publicly reminded shooting guard Henderson how much more he needs to do to play a lot this season. "He's got a great opportunity. We didn't re-sign Larry Hughes; we didn't re-sign Stevie Graham. So it's right there in front of him," Brown replied. "I think the biggest thing with him is, he's got to figure out how to get minutes. I tried to tell him you defend every play, you run on every break, you"
Bobcats could miss 2 starters
January 23
Charlotte Observer
 
"It's possible the Charlotte Bobcats will play the Orlando Magic Saturday minus starters Raymond Felton and Gerald Wallace. Felton sprained his right ankle in the first quarter of Friday's loss to the Atlanta Hawks, and Wallace aggravated a left ankle sprain he suffered earlier in the week."
Bobcats' Henderson dealing with rookie life
November 19
Philadelphia Daily News
 
"IT IS a rite of passage with NBA teams. The veterans always have something for the rookies to do. Bring the coffee. Buy the doughnuts. Deliver the newspapers. Or, in the case of Charlotte Bobcats rookies Gerald Henderson and Derrick Brown, wear various colorful, sometimes sparkly, backpacks. "The sillier the better," Bobcats coach Larry Brown was saying before last night's game against the 76ers. "They got Gerald a North Carolina one." They even got Bobcats guard Ray Felton, a former Tar Heel, to sign it. That would be Gerald Henderson, of Duke. "He told me he burned it," Brown said, laughing. "That's what I told him," said Henderson, the onetime Episcopal Academy star. "That's what I"
Bobcats sign Henderson
July 9
Charlotte Observer
 
"The Charlotte Bobcats have signed shooting guard Gerald Henderson to a rookie-scale contract that guarantees him at least $3.38 million over the next two seasons. The Bobcats didn't disclose contract details, but under the NBA's scale for first-round picks, Henderson (as the 12th pick) is guaranteed at least that much in his first two seasons. The Bobcats have team options the following two seasons."
Henderson aims to improve game
June 27
Charlotte Observer
 
"A sure sign of intelligence is knowing what you don't know. Gerald Henderson gets that. "With my game, there are so many things to work on. And I'm ready to work on them," the Charlotte Bobcats' lottery pick said Friday. "I know I'll put the work in. I know the way to be a pro." That's partially because he's been around so many of them. His father, also named Gerald, played in the NBA. One of his best friends from high school is the son of Randy Ayers, an NBA assistant. That allowed Henderson to watch Philadelphia 76ers practices as a kid. And it's hard to play three seasons at Duke without running into few pro basketball players. So he promises he'll be ready and he needs to be; the"
Two UNC Bobcats take Duke's Henderson
June 26
Gaston Gazette
 columnist Richard Walker
"Was the world turning off its axis around 9:15 Thursday night? University of North Carolina basketball icons Michael Jordan and Larry Brown agreed to choose, ahem, a Dukie with their 2009 NBA Draft lottery pick. Gerald Henderson come on down! "We're real happy with the pick - even thought Michael and I had a hard time picking a Dukie," Brown said afterward, drawing laughter at their post-pick news conference. Henderson will become the soon-to-be six-year-old franchise's first Duke alumnus when he suits up for the Bobcats in the fall. And Jordan and Brown had the choice of three eventual first-round Tar Heels before choosing Henderson with the 12th overall selection. Tyler Hansbrough, the"