71.   Robert Prosinecki, based at home with Croatia, is also nursing a strained back.

72.   Sanguinetti played despite pain from a strained upper back, which he injured in the semifinals.

73.   Sixers guard Aaron McKie did not play because of a strained back.

74.   Suffering from a strained lower back, Coleman walked out on the floor after a timeout as if he was ready to play.

75.   Sukova, of the Czech Republic, suffered a strained lower back in her first-round singles match.

76.   Sura, who spent four seasons in Cleveland, has been on the injured list all season with a strained lower back.

77.   Toni Kukoc did not play the second half because of a strained lower back.

78.   Toni Kukoc missed his third straight game for the Sixers with a strained lower back.

79.   Toni Kukoc sat out seven games with a strained back, and rookie guard Speedy Claxton went down with a season-ending knee injury in preseason.

80.   Two starts into the season, he went on the disabled list with a strained back, then had a strained groin.