![]() Webber crumpled onto the end of the bench, as medical assistance was summoned. With every step, he screamed, "It's dislocated! It's dislocated! It's dislocated!" He began making his way toward the bench area. He'd forced a turnover with the same technique on the first play of the game, but this time, he leaped back, screamed in pain and doubled over. As Miller reached the middle of the lane, Webber extended his left arm and slapped at the ball with his left hand. Indiana guard Reggie Miller darted around Washington's Calbert Cheaney and headed for the basket. Webber was injured with 2:04 left in the first quarter of a 109-99 preseason victory over the Pacers. But it definitely affects your play until you get it fixed. ![]() "It's very painful the first couple of times, then you get more used to it. "It's going to keep coming out until he gets it fixed," Davis said. He underwent surgery during the offseason and appears to be fine. In the beginning, he'd missed two weeks when it popped, but by the end of last season he would miss only a game or two. Indiana Pacers forward Dale Davis played the past two seasons with a shoulder that popped out of place numerous times. The bigger worry for Webber is that nine months of rehabilitation have failed to stabilize the shoulder and he may eventually require surgery. I want him to wait until it's 100 percent. I just want him to take his time and not rush back. "He was looking forward to a healthy and productive season and now something like this happens. "I feel so bad for him," said forward Juwan Howard, Webber's teammate and close friend, who wrapped his arms around Webber until a doctor arrived. Webber said the injury isn't as serious as the one he suffered last season, and he may be able to play if the soreness subsides in a few weeks. Webber was scheduled to fly back to Washington on Sunday for further evaluation, but the early prognosis isn't good and he'll be out at least a couple of weeks. A season of high hopes for the Washington Bullets came crashing back to earth during a preseason game tonight as star forward Chris Webber dislocated his left shoulder, the same injury that sidelined him for 19 games last season.
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