Felton, Chandler plan to play for Charlotte Bobcats tonight

Published Feb. 9, 2010 at 11:00 a.m.
Injured Charlotte Bobcats Tyson Chandler and Raymond Felton both plan to play tonight against the Washington Wizards, although Chandler might be the safer bet of the two.

Felton sprained his right ankle at practice Monday and he showed up at shootaround Tuesday morning with some swelling in the joint. Felton said he'll play, but coach Larry Brown said he'll wait until gametime, to make sure Felton can be effective. Felton is generally one of the tougher Bobcats when it comes to playing with pain.

Chandler (stress reaction in his left foot) hasn't played since late December. He went through shootaround fine and he and Brown both said he should be active versus the Wizards. It seems unlikely Chandler would start or play long minutes since he's obviously lost game conditioning from six weeks of inactivity.

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