Bynum shutdown

The Philadelphia 76ers have decided to "shutdown" center Andrew Bynum for at least 21 days to maximize the effects of the Orthokine therapy he had on both knees in late September in Germany.  Bynum has been plagued by knee issues throughout his entire NBA career.  

"Obviously, it's disappointing," said Collins, "Nobody's more disappointed than Andrew. I spoke to him the other day, and he is so champing at the bit to come in here and to live up to all the expectations. He knows what's at stake. So much of what we're going to do offensively and in the halfcourt is going to revolve around Andrew....I think it's very important, as a player who went through injuries, one of the things you have to be very careful about is not letting the guy's ambition and wanting to get out there too quickly get in the way of any long-term place of where you want to be. It could be that on Opening Night against Denver [Oct. 31], it could be the first game he plays for us. Hopefully, he's going to be able to get on the practice court, maybe get a good week of work before we go into that opener."