21.   Phoenix played without center Luc Longley, who has a hyperextended left knee.

22.   Rookie forward Taylor returned after missing four games with a hyperextended knee.

23.   Senior running back Justice Smith, who suffered a hyperextended right knee against Michigan, did not practice Tuesday and remains day to day.

24.   Shaq was supposed to be suffering from an arthritic toe, sprained wrist and hyperextended knee.

25.   Suns center Luc Longley suffered a hyperextended knee earlier this season.

26.   The good news is that Hatcher, who missed the second half of the third period with a hyperextended right knee, is healthy and expected to play.

27.   The initial diagnosis is that Gramatica has a hyperextended knee and will be out one to three weeks.

28.   The tests revealed a hyperextended knee, with damage including a torn capsule, a broken bone and a partial tear to the lateral collateral ligament.

29.   There was one casualty, however, as Hubert Davis suffered a hyperextended left knee in the third quarter.

30.   Ulf Samuelsson, the Rangers defenseman who will play for Sweden in the Olympics, left the game in the second period with a hyperextended right knee.