Bobby Jackson surgury successful; out six weeks

Merry Christmas Bobby Jackson.

Jackson fractured his left hand during Sacramento's 105-99 Christmas night win over the Los Angeles Lakers at the Staples Center. Jackson then underwent successful surgery Thursday afternoon at the UC Davis Medical Center, and is expected to be out of action for six weeks.

According to kings.com Jackson currently is Sacramento's second-leading scorer, averaging 19.5 points per game through 30 contests, of which he started 26.

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Jazz's Amaechi: A Victim of 'Human Nature'

John Amaechi hasn't watched the tape. He doesn't have to. The Jazz's backup center knows, in his own mind, he didn't push Chris Webber on Saturday night, but he figures that the foul whistled on him with two seconds left, the call that allowed Webber to sink the game-winning free throws, was as much a result of his identity as a buried-on-the-bench backup as any move he made. "You can tell the referees haven't seen me do what I do for a long time, which is natural. Human nature. So I have to keep plugging away before I can get a call," Amaechi said of being called for shoving Webber while rebounding John Stockton's missed free throw. "Chris Webber is going to get calls. No, I didn't push him. I'm not that athletic to be jumping on Chris Webber's back. Most people know that." But people may have forgotten about Amaechi. Certainly, plenty of Jazz fans did, until Saturday's startling 12-point, four-rebound outing in 22 minutes against the Kings -- all season highs. The numbers may be modest, but for a guy who had not made more than one basket in a game all season, they were heartening.

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Kings shake Salt Lake

It's been said that officials -- in virtually any athletic endeavour -- did a good job when no one knows they were there.

Judging by the bottles of water and cups of ice hurled onto the Delta Center floor Saturday night, Utah Jazz fans knew that referees Bennett Salvatore, Tony Brothers and Marc Davis were there.

The dangerous flying debris also illustrated the frustration of classless fans after the Kings sneaked out with a 98-96 victory before Utah's first sellout crowd this season, 19,911.

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