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Nets forward Yi Jianlian sidelined with MCL sprain in right knee

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November 3

Newark Star-Ledger

"Nets forward Yi Jianlian will be out of action for several week with a right knee injury, an MRI revealed Tuesday. The team got the test results back Tuesday afternoon, and Yi has a Grade I sprain of the MCL in his right knee. The Nets are not giving a timetable for his return, but normal recovery time for such an injury is two to three weeks."

Yi must power up for Nets

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October 1

New York Post

"Yi Jianlian has a one-word answer about what he wants to improve this season as the Nets' starting power forward. "Everything," he answered simply. No arguments from his coaches. Following a disappointing, injury-filled rookie year with Milwaukee, the 7-foot Yi came to the Nets before last season essentially for Richard Jefferson. He immediately provided more of the same: a disappointing, injury-filled second season. "My first two seasons, sometimes they were pretty good, but I have to work hard and show something more this season. I still have to improve a lot of stuff. But that's [in the] past. I just want to talk about the new season," Yi said. OK, talk. "Everything. Everything I want ..."

Nets could open season without Yi

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September 18

Yahoo! Sports

"Yi Jianlian could be wearing a different uniform when his New Jersey Nets play their season-opening game, Yahoo! Sports has learned. Yi has committed to playing basketball for his native Guandong in the National Games of the People's Republic of China from Oct. 16-28. The Nets, however, have three preseason games and also their Oct. 28 season opener at Minnesota scheduled during China's National Games. Travel, practices and recovery time could cause Yi to miss even more time with the Nets. For now, the Nets are backing Yi's decision to participate and are working to determine an acceptable timetable for his absence. Yi's agent, Dan Fegan, could not be reached for comment."

Yi Jianlian

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January 11

New York Daily News

"Yi Jianlian was just starting to get his timing down on the court. The timing of his broken right pinkie, however, couldn't have been worse. Yi, the Nets' 7-foot power forward, broke the finger in the third quarter of the Nets' 104-102 loss in Milwaukee onÂ Friday night. He had 16 points on 6-of-12 shooting at the time, putting him on pace for his third consecutive game with at least 20 points. His 22-point and 20-point performances in the previous two games marked the first time in his career that he had reached that mark in back-to-back games. Yi is expected to miss four to six weeks. "Lousy timing," team president Rod Thorn said. "He'd been playing well." Yi is averaging 10.5 and 6.2 ..."

Yi, Nets Suffer Unlucky Break

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January 11

New York Post

"The Nets finally saw the Yi Jianlian they wanted, the 7-foot bundle of emerging talent they felt was worth dealing Richard Jefferson to obtain. The past few weeks, Yi was good. The past few games, Yi was very good. But now the development will be shelved for up to six weeks after Yi broke his right pinkie in Friday's 104-102 defeat at Milwaukee. "Lousy timing," team president Rod Thorn said. "He'd been playing well the last 2½, 3 weeks. Even in games he didn't score a lot in, he's been playing well. So it's a tough time for him to get hurt." Yi, who said he heard a "little pop" as he swiped at the ball in the third quarter, had 16 points in 25 minutes against Milwaukee, well on his way to ..."

Yi out 4 weeks

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January 10

Bergen Record

"Yi Jianlian broke his right pinkie trying to make a steal. The Nets’ starting power forward is expected to miss at least four weeks. Yi has been playing well lately. This was his fourth straight game with at least 10 points. He finished with 16 points and four rebounds in 25 minutes. The Nets have Eduardo Najera, Ryan Anderson and Bobby Simmons whom they could use at power forward. Also, Stromile Swift, who was away from the team for personal reasons, is expected to return soon. No Devin Devin Harris didn’t play again because of his sore right hamstring. He’s expected to return Monday against Oklahoma City. The Nets decided the best thing for Harris, who has missed three of the last four ..."

With Yi Jianlian, the Nets Hope to Go Global

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July 10

New York Times

"Thinking expansively, going global, the Nets invited a billion Chinese to stream a news conference Wednesday on njnets.com and to communicate with the newly acquired forward, Yi Jianlian. Alas, the linking of the Far East to East Rutherford was apparently no instant triumph of digital interaction. At least Jeff from Hackensack was poised to post a query for Bobby Simmons, another new Net who hails from the less exotic basketball hotbed of Chicago."

Bucks hardly knew Yi

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June 27

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

"When Yi Jianlian left China last summer to come to Milwaukee and play for the Milwaukee Bucks, he was not just a potential National Basketball Association star. The 7-footer represented something more: a talented Chinese national who would be the gateway between the Bucks, the Milwaukee business community and the vast economic promise of China and its millions of basketball fans. It didn?t quite work out that way, and on Thursday the Bucks and new general manager John Hammond traded the 20-year-old Yi and small forward Bobby Simmons to the New Jersey Nets for forward Richard Jefferson."

Nets agree to trade Jefferson to Bucks for Yi, Simmons

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June 26

ESPN.com

"The New Jersey Nets and Milwaukee Bucks are on the verge of a trade that will send Richard Jefferson to the Bucks for forwards Yi Jianlian and Bobby Simmons, according to NBA front-office sources. Sources told ESPN.com that the deal has been agreed to and submitted for league approval in advance of Thursday night's draft. No draft picks are involved in the trade, sources said."