Clippers point guard Shaun Livingston dislocated his left knee and had to be wheeled off the court on a stretcher during Monday night's game against the Charlotte Bobcats.

The three-year veteran was driving to the basket on a fast break and went up from a layup. He missed the shot and came down hard on his left foot in a contorted manner and collapsed in obvious pain as the Staples Center crowd grew hushed.

He had X-rays taken, which were negative, then was driven to Centinella Freeman Regional Medical Center in Marina del Rey for further evaluation.

Leading scorer Gerald Wallace and leading rebounder Emeka Okafor each left Saturday's game against Toronto with injuries.

Wallace strained his right groin in the third quarter; Okafor strained his left calf a couple of minutes later.

Neither player returned, leaving Charlotte extremely short-handed. Brevin Knight (groin) did not dress and Sean May (knee) missed his 14th consecutive game.

Charlotte Bobcats coach Bernie Bickerstaff, feeling ill, left the bench late in the first quarter of Friday's game against Philadelphia.

A team spokesman said Bickerstaff was resting in the locker room.

Charlotte Bobcats part-owner Michael Jordan says he's disappointed with his team's record this season and vows that Bobcats management will "spend what it takes" to attract top talent in the offseason.

In a letter to be mailed to season ticket holders this week, Jordan goes into detail about the state of the team for the first time since he bought a minority stake last June and was given the final say in all personnel decisions.

"As excited as I am about the future, if you know anything about me, you know how much I hate to lose ? and I speak for all the owners in that regard," wrote Jordan, who holds the title of managing member of basketball operations. "But we are able to temper this disappointment with thoughts of our youth and inexperience, and the idea that we will continue to improve ? hopefully, more quickly than even we expect. With that said, we remain committed to our plan to grow the franchise through the draft and the addition of key free agents."

Charlotte big man Emeka Okafor went off against the struggling Chicago Bulls, scoring fifteen points, twenty-one rebounds, and eight blocks en route to a 100-85 Bobcats' victory.

The performace keeps Okafor on the heels on Jermaine O'Neal and Marcus Camby for the league lead in blocks, and brings him closer to Tyson Chandler for the league lead in rebounds.

Bobcats forward Sean May will miss his 10th straight game tonight because of a bone bruise on his right knee. By not playing tonight, May gets six extra days of rest because of the All-Star break.

But sooner or later, Bobcats coach Bernie Bickerstaff says, May has to accept playing in pain.

"Most guys in this league have some kind of pain," Bickerstaff said. "Guys have to play through it."

Bickerstaff compared May's situation to that of teammate Raymond Felton, who has an ankle that throbs all the time.

"It's a mental toughness thing," Bickerstaff said.

May said the cartilage that's been removed from his right knee makes him more susceptible to bone bruises. He understands that pain comes with this job, but he also illustrated just how injured he was, after trying to practice Monday.

"I couldn't walk up my steps," May said, "because my knee was so stiff."

The San Antonio Spurs announced today that they have acquired Melvin Ely from the Charlotte Bobcats in exchange for Eric Williams and a second round pick in 2009.

Ely, a 6-10 forward/center, is in his fifth NBA season. He has appeared in 24 games for Charlotte this season and is averaging 2.9 points and 1.6 rebounds in 10.2 minutes a game. Ely enjoyed his finest NBA season last year when he averaged 9.8 points and 4.9 rebounds in 23.6 minutes in 57 games while shooting .508 (216-425) for the Bobcats. For his career Ely has appeared in 254 games for Charlotte and the Los Angeles Clippers, averaging 6.3 points and 3.6 rebounds in 17.9 minutes per game. The 28-year old was originally the 12th overall selection in the 2002 NBA Draft.

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