Art Thompson III of the Orange County Register gives us a Clipper injury update. The big news is that Corey Maggette is ready to play. Unfortunately Eric Piatkowski isn?t.

With Magette recovered from knee surgery and Piatkowski still suffering with a lower abdominal strain, The players swapped positions on the roster. Magette was activated from the injured list while Piatkowski was added tot he list. "It's only going to be for a week,'' Clippers coach Alvin Gentry said. "I don't think that he (Piatkowski) would have been able to play the next five games.''

Maggette averaged 14 points in his 14 starts this season. Piatkowski is the team?s best perimeter shooter. His absence has been softened by the superior play of Quentin Richardson and Marko Jaric.

Andre Miller was held out of practice to rest his sore ankle. He has been playing through the pain for a month now. "It was good for Andre to get five days rest,'' Gentry said. "Resting him was our plan right from the start, but we won't know how he responded to it until we get out there and play.''

Elton Brand?s strained right calf continues to slow him down. He has missed the last two games and will be evaluated before tonight?s game to determine whether he is ready to play.

Back up center Sean Rooks did not even make the trip with the team because of bronchitis.