Wright Must Deal With Another Injury

Clipper forward Lorenzen Wright, who missed four consecutive games with strained ligaments in his left knee, didn’t dress for Monday night’s 110-95 loss to the Bucks in Milwaukee because of an ankle injury suffered Sunday against the Detroit Pistons.

“Maybe I came back too soon,” Wright said. “I think I should have practiced before I came back.

“I’ve never been injured before and I thought I could just come back right away and go straight to playing.”

Wright, who sprained his right ankle in the first minute of the 113-85 loss to Detroit in Auburn Hills, Mich., watched Monday night’s game from the locker room, riding an exercise bicycle.

“My ankle was swollen and I thought it would be best if I tried to get my body back together before I came back,” Wright said. “If I’m going to come back and play like I did last night, I’d rather get my body back together.”

Wright, who had averaged 16.4 points in eight games before spraining ligaments in his left knee in a 94-79 victory over the Golden State Warriors at Oakland on Jan. 2, had four points and two rebounds in 26 minutes against the Pistons.

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Former Clipper guard Randy Woods, playing for the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the CBA, received a 10-game suspension for hitting former Vancouver Grizzlie swingman Ashraf Amaya in the groin.

Victor Page, who came to Wood’s defense and attacked Amaya with a broom, was suspended for 18 games.