Hooped Up

T.J. Ford scored 26 points before he was sent crashing to the floor with an apparent injury on a flagrant foul late in the game, casting a pall over Toronto’s 100-88 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday night.

Ford, who missed the 2004-05 season following neck surgery, was headed toward a breakaway basket when AtlantaAl Horford hit the guard’s face with his hand. Ford landed hard, his head bouncing off the floor.

There was immediate concern because Ford missed the 2004-05 season following neck surgery.

Toronto coach Sam Mitchell reacted with anger following the foul and soon the Raptors players huddled in prayer. Mitchell stood and watched as medical personnel secured Ford to a stretcher.

Ford was conscious but did not appear to move before he was strapped to a stretcher and wheeled off the court.

Horford was ejected with the flagrant foul.

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Jessica Alba and Cash Warren sat courtside to watch the Toronto Raptors vs. Golden State Warriors game this past weekend. It seems Jessica isn’t much of a sports fan…she looks pretty bored. I’m guessing that it was Cash’s turn to decide what to do on date night. Click here to view some of the pictures from “Cash night“.

I’m Not Obsessed

Starting point guard T.J. Ford practised with the Raptors yesterday after missing the past four games with a sore right ankle.

The hope is he’ll be able to play tomorrow against the visiting Washington Wizards and provide some relief for Calderon, who played an average of 41 minutes in the four games Ford missed.

“He looked rusty, but he looked all right,” head coach Sam Mitchell said of Ford’s workout. “It was nice to have him back. He tried too hard to do a few things, but if we can get healthy for the stretch run and the second half of the season, hopefully we’ll finish strong before the [all-star] break.”

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