31.   But after consulting with team doctors, Johnson said the trip will be made.

32.   But after visiting team doctors on Saturday, the veteran power forward was told he should take time off to let the injury heal properly.

33.   But he admitted that team doctors had known all about the plan.

34.   But he was examined closely by team doctors, and their evaluation would not deter the Nets from taking him with the first pick.

35.   But he persisted, and finally the team doctor sent him to a friend, a vascular surgeon, at the University of British Columbia Hospital.

36.   But in practice these decisions are still made on a case by case basis, usually by trainers and team doctors who are not neurologists.

37.   But Miller was re-examined by team doctors late Monday and showed a marked improvement.

38.   But Perez also had battled control problems and even went to team doctors to have his non-pitching shoulder examined.

39.   But team doctor Andrew Bishop expressed enough concern that Fisk was told there could be some risk if he played Friday in the preseason opener against Tennessee.

40.   But the team doctor was one step ahead of him.