Basketball : NBA 2009/2010

Brandon Roy will miss the next three games and the All-Star game with a right hamstring injury. The Portland Trail Blazers guard saw limited action in a January 20 game at Philadelphia, but hasn't played since. He has missed 12 of the last 13 games, including Saturday's game against the Los Angeles Lakers. Roy is averaging 23.1 points, 5.0 assists and 4.6 rebounds in 40 games this season.

Kobe Bryant missed the Los Angeles Lakers' game against the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday night because of a sore left ankle. He originally sprained his ankle in Philadelphia last week. Lakers coach Phil Jackson said Bryant's injury status is day-to-day. Bryant, who is averaging 28 points, 5.3 rebounds and 4.6 assists this season, had played in 235 straight games. Earlier in the week, he became the Lakers' all-time leading scorer, passing Jerry West.

Houston Rockets guard Kyle Lowry will sit out for at least a week after sprained his left ankle in a 102-95 loss to Philadelphia. Rockets guard/forward Trevor Ariza was forced to exit the game in the final moments of the fourth quarter with a left hip pointer. He is listed as day-to-day. Ariza is averaging 15.5 points and 5.6 rebounds per game, while Lowry comes in at 8.8 points, 4.0 boards and 4.6 assists.

Andrew Bogut left Milwaukee's game against the Knicks in the first quarter Friday night because of a migraine and the Bucks said he would not return. Bogut was off to a strong start, making all three shots and scoring six points in 6 minutes before departing.

Mike Dunleavy stepped down as the Los Angeles Clippers' head coach Thursday, retaining his job as general manager. Assistant coach Kim Hughes will immediately take over as interim coach, and will retain the position through the remainder of the season. Dunleavy has led the Clippers to the playoffs only once since taking over the franchise in 2003. Los Angeles has lost five of six heading into Saturday's home game against San Antonio, with another once-promising season in danger of slipping away.

Chris Paul will be out about four to six weeks after having arthroscopic knee surgery. The point guard will start rehabilitating immediately and be on crutches for two or three weeks, the New Orleans Hornets announced. Paul is averaging a team-best 20.4 points and a league-high 11.2 assists per game this season. He sat out eight games earlier this season with a sprained ankle. New Orleans is 5-6 when he does not play.

Carmelo Anthony is listed as questionable for Friday's game against the Los Angeles Lakers and that puts into question as well his availability status for Denver's game at Utah on Saturday. The Nuggets All-Star's sprained left ankle sidelined him for a sixth straight game Wednesday. Anthony says he wants to be 100 percent before he returns but confesses that he is having trouble pushing off of his weak ankle. Chauncey Billups was in Denver's lineup Wednesday despite spraining his left ankle earlier this week.

Kobe Bryant has skipped practice with the Los Angeles Lakers to rest his sore left ankle. The Lakers will wait until game time Friday to decide whether Bryant will play against the Denver Nuggets. Bryant received treatment on his ankle Thursday after aggravating his injury during Wednesday's victory over Charlotte when teammate Lamar Odom stepped on his foot.

Forward Corey Maggette missed Tuesday's game against the Houston Rockets because of a left hip pointer. Maggette is the Warriors' second-leading scorer with 20.7 points per game and third-leading rebounder with six per game. His absence is the latest in a long list of ailments for Golden State this season. Maggette joined five teammates out with injuries.

Coach George Karl was confident that Carmelo Anthony will be able to play against the Suns on Wednesday. The Nuggets All-Star forward missed his fifth consecutive game on Monday against the Sacramento Kings because of a sprained left ankle. Anthony is leading the league in scoring with an average of 29.7 points. He hurt the ankle on January 23 against New Orleans.