11.   Richmond has been attending informal workouts the last two weeks, and the knee flared up about a week ago.

12.   They went through an informal workout Wednesday at the Berto Center in Deerfield, Ill., preparing to play the Detroit Pistons on Thursday at the United Center.

13.   Watching from the window of his office, he liked what he saw of the offense during informal workouts.

14.   Zezel had an arthroscope Monday after wrenching his knee during informal workouts in Toronto.

15.   Los Angeles Clippers center Michael Olowokandi sustained a compound dislocation of his left index finger Thursday during an informal workout.

16.   On Tuesday morning, he caught a few passes from Pro Bowl quarterback Rich Gannon during an informal workout and took a moment to boast about his new uniform.

17.   The team began informal workouts at the former Rams Park earlier this week.

18.   Teams that made the effort to hold informal workouts as a group could be paid off with a fast start in a shortened season.