David Lee's Elbow Infection Almost Cost Him His Career

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OAKLAND, Calif. - When Golden State's David Lee returned to action on Nov. 27 after missing more than two weeks with an infection in his left elbow, he hoped to give his struggling team the proverbial shot in the arm after the Warriors lost seven of eight games in his absence.

Instead, Lee is having to take actual shots in his arm just to stay on the floor.

The sixth-year player told FanHouse he needed a medical assist to make it through the Warriors' 108-99 win over Minnesota on Tuesday night at Oracle Arena, taking a shot before tip-off to help with the pain for the first time since he returned nine games ago.

While Lee did not specify the medicine used, he made it clear that this agonizing ordeal which began with his elbow-to-tooth collision with New York's Wilson Chandler on Nov. 10 isn't over quite yet.

Source: http://nba.fanhouse.com/2010/12/15/david-lees-elbow-still-healing-glad-to-be-back-with-warriors/

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