ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) Orlando Magic forward Grant Hill will not attempt a comeback this season, deciding to give his injured left ankle more time to heal with a goal toward returning to the court next season, his agent said.
Hill's agent, Lon Babby, told Florida Today on Monday that the five-time All-Star will continue rehabilitating and hopes to return when the Magic open training camp for the 2004-2005 season in October.
A message left with Babby's office Monday night was not immediately returned.
Hill had hoped to play in a few games at the end of the season, but examinations performed at Duke University last weekend showed the ankle hasn't completely healed.
"You weigh the benefit of playing a handful of games against the opportunity of just waiting until next year,'' Babby told the newspaper. "So why not just wait until next year, and then you have March, April, May, June, July and August and part of September? That's an additional six months of rehab and healing. To us, it's a no-brainer.''
Good decision.
If only Hill had been a little more patient (or maybe had some more thorough tests) back in 2000...
Seems like he won't never return to 100%,that's sure we won't see the "old" Grant Hill but if he returns he could be the guy who holds the team together like Darrel Armstrong used to.
