Under the category of these guys are not robots, comes Damon Jones...he started to get sick in LA last Thursday....struggled through a media day session in Las Vegas on Friday...
He did not eat on Saturday feeling just as lousy...he did not look good following the Long distance shootout, but did not use it as an excuse...

Still felt lousy on Sunday, but still managed to do some NBA TV reporting...

On Monday...again...no food....just antibiotics...

Tuesday, travel with the team to Toronto...started eating pudding, ice cream, mashed potatoes (not in that order)...just to get something in him...

Today...he stayed at the hotel for rest and did not shoot this morning...he did rejoin his pals for the team brunch, and finally felt like eating...DJ will be a game time call...

The moral of the story...these guys are human like all of us, and go through the same physical ups and downs this time of year...but sometimes as fans and media, we aren't aware of it...but feeling like crap can translate to a poor performance...unless you are Michael Jordan of course and decide to win a title, when you should be sick in bed...

By the way, this will be a fun environment in Toronto tonight....the Raptors are legit...winners of 10 of their last 12...and I don't know why but the Air Canada Center (excuse me...Centre) is one of the loudest buildings in the NBA...very knowledgeable fans...they had a recent game when Chris Bosh scored 41 against Orlando, and the entire crowd broke into a chant of M-V-P!! M-V-P!!...Even the stoic Bosh broke into a wide grin...

See you tonight at 7 on FSN Ohio...