So in other words, he should just get out there and give it a whirl?  Yes, no and maybe, all at once.  Jackson "weighs in with this carefully," aware of the dilemma injured athletes face.  "Am I hurting myself and my career?  That's a big part of a reason for them to play or not to play.  You have the Willis Reed situation in front of you as player that comes out and plays in the most critical game of the career of a franchise and literally, his career is limited for the next two years.  And over in three.  You have that type of example ahead of you in those situations and you wonder, can I be hurting my career and my play?  And no player or agent wants a player to do that.  And no coach does either."

So is Phil expecting Kwame to pull a "whatchu talking about, Willis?"  No, in part because "he couldn't do the same thing for this team that Willis Reed could do.  But we are expecting him to give it a try, give it a go if his ankle's stable enough."  As for Kwame's take that he might not be able to help the team in terms of pure performance, Phil said that would be his call.  "As a coach, if he's hurting the team, then the coach takes him out and says, "Thanks for the effort, but I think we can go somewhere else."

As for Kwame, he's now back to wearing his walking boot when he's not getting treatment.  "Which is terrible," said Kwame with a shake of the head.  That said, "if it's gonna help my foot calm down, I'll wear two of them."  

In other news, Vlad Radmanovic is ready and able to play tonight.  The amount of minutes he'll actually receive, however, remains up in the air.  "I'm confident that I'll put him on the roster,"noted Jackson.  From there, it'll be kind of touch and go.  What will be the determining factors?  "How much (the Clippers) pack it in.  They really packed the game in against us last time.  Kobe was faced with three or four defenders every time he went through the lane.  Radmanovic gives us that option of a three point shooter."  Jackson does like what he's seen from Vlad during practice.  "He's been working hard.  He's in great shape.  He's got live legs and he's shooting the ball well."  There are still concerns about his shoulder having enough strength to hold up, but all in all, Jackson was complimentary of Vlad's attempts at a late second act.  And maybe it's possible.  Jackson pointed out how back in the day, Brian Williams (otherwise known as Bison Dele) joined the Bulls with nine games left and ended up a key component in winning a title.

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