Eric Gordon will not play in the New Orleans Hornets' regular season opener against the Spurs.

Gordon missed the entire preseason due to his persistent right knee issues.

Monty Williams said Gordon is likely out indefinitely.

The Golden State Warriors are expecting Andrew Bogut to play and be in the starting lineup in Wednesday's regular season opener against the Suns.

Bogut hasn't played in any preseason games.

Bogut will likely make a final determination following a morning shootaround to test his ankle.

Bogut practiced on Monday and Tuesday.

The Philadelphia 76ers released a statement on Tuesday that state “while Andrew (Bynum) and the 76ers are both eager for him to resume playing as soon as possible, the team intends to act with caution as to the date of the return.” 

Bynum has begun low-impact conditioning and will likely need several weeks to reach game shape.

Danny Granger has continued soreness in his left knee and will be out indefinitely.

Granger will get a second opinion.

The Indiana Pacers will have Paul George take a bigger role in the offense in Granger's absence.

Derrick Rose will not be on the bench of the Chicago Bulls while he recovers from his ACL surgery.

“Just concentrate on the rehab. He’s taking care of that and the rest of the guys are taking care of being ready to play,” Tom Thibodeau said. “At some point, he’ll rejoin us. He’s doing fine, working hard, coming along.”

Rose may attend home games, but likely will work on his recovery while at the arena.

Rose may also return to his offseason headquarters in Southern California while the Bulls are on their circus road trip.

“It depends on what’s going to serve us best,” Thibodeau added. “He’s usually doing rehab during part of the game, so I want that to be the focus. He may travel some, he may not. If it better serves us to have him here or someplace doing rehab, we’re going to do that.”

Andrew Bogut was a full participant in Monday's practice, the first time he has done so in training camp with the Golden State Warriors.

Bogut participated in full court play and contact drills without limitation. This was Bogut's first full practice since fracturing his left ankle on Jan. 25.

Bogut's status for the regular season opener remains in doubt.

"At the end of the day, it's going to be asking whole lot for him to be Andrew Bogut from Day 1," Jackson said. "But we're making steps toward that."

Amar'e Stoudemire is likely to miss at least the first six weeks of the 12-13 season after re-injuring his surgically repaired right knee, according to sources.

The Knicks were expecting Stoudemire to return within two to three weeks after rupturing a popliteal cyst behind his knee.

Stoudemire received a second opinion over the weekend from the doctor that performed his 2005 microfracture surgery.

The Knicks were unable to insure Stoudemire's five-year, $100 million contract due to the condition of his knees.

Manu Ginobili will miss the San Antonio Spurs' regular season opener on Wednesday against the Hornets with back spasms.

“He’s not going to travel to New Orleans and we’re going to assess him again on Thursday,” Gregg Popovich said. “He still feels his back. He tried to get on the court today and he couldn’t do it.”

Eddy Curry is likely to start at center for the Dallas Mavericks as they begin the 12-13 NBA season on Tuesday.

Chris Kaman still wasn’t able to scrimmage on Sunday and is unlikely to play against the Lakers on Tuesday.

“There was a sighting. It was brief,’’ said Rick Carlisle of what Kaman could do in practice. “He got through some of the shooting and 5-on-0 work. But he’s not there yet.’’

Curry had 11 points and seven rebounds in 25 minutes Friday against Charlotte.

“He’s doing OK,’’ Carlisle said. “He’s a force in the paint offensively. We’d like to get him more active defensively and rebounding a little bit more. But his attitude has been good, and he’s worked hard to get himself in pretty good shape.’’

Kobe Bryant sat out practice on Sunday, the sixth day he has missed due to a strained and bruised right foot.

Bryant is expected to play in Tuesday's regular season opener, but Pau Gasol is unconvinced.

"I have my doubts," Gasol said. "... He hasn't been able to practice for six days. He's been off that foot for six days and it's no joke. I don't remember the last time that he took that many days off exercising.

"He might do stuff in the weight room and might do stuff without putting weight on the foot, but it's a little bit concerning."

Bryant underwent an MRI over the weekend.

"We'll see how he is tomorrow and what he cannot do or can do out on the floor and then kind of go from there," Mike Brown said. "He's definitely making progress."