Evening News: Granger out with injury; LeBron not officially committing to USA for 2016 yet

In today’s news, the Pacers were dealt some bad injury news and LeBron James updated the fans on his status for the 2016 Olympic Games. 

Danny Granger to miss time

According to the Associated Press, Danny Granger will miss three weeks with a muscle strain in his left calf.

Granger insisted that the injury was merely precautionary and walked out of practice with his head held high. 

“It’s not terrible,” he said. “I can run up and down the court, but when I start jumping, it feels like a knot in my calf where I hurt it. They [the doctors] just said to sit out until I didn’t feel it.”

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Granger sat out most of the regular season and all of the playoffs last year as he rehabilitated from a knee injury.

Still, Granger believes this injury will prove to be nothing in comparison to last year’s.

“They’re holding me back because they want it to heal,” Granger said, referring to the doctors. “They said if I had not missed the whole year, they probably would have sat me down a week and a half.”

Granger and Lance Stephenson were competing for the final spot in the Indiana’s starting lineup. As Granger rests up, Stephenson will assume the starting duties for the foreseeable future.

“It could be a week. I just want to give myself some time,” he said. “I’ve had other players tell me, when you come back not only do you have to get your injury healthy but you’ve got to get your body adjusted, too.”