Foot surgery keeps Wizards' Brown on sidelines

WASHINGTON - Washington Wizards forward Kwame Brown said the broken bone in his foot will likely keep him on the sidelines into the regular season.<br> <br> As the Wizards opened training camp Tuesday, Brown, who is from Brunswick, Ga., said he doubted he would be available for the season opener Nov. 3.<br> <br> ``I&#39;ve been told by doctors that I can be practicing at full speed by the end of November,&#39;&#39; Brown said.<br> <br> Brown broke a bone in his foot during a summer pickup game and underwent surgery in early August. Initially, doctors said Brown would recover in time for training camp.<br> <br> Wizards president Ernie Grunfeld offered a more ambiguous time frame this week, saying that more will be known when Brown is re-examined in 10 days.<br> <br> ``We don&#39;t want to rush the healing process,&#39;&#39; Grunfeld said. ``Right now I&#39;m not going to rule anything out; it&#39;s going to depend on what the doctors say.&#39;&#39;<br> <br> Brown, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2001 draft, set career highs by averaging 10.9 points and 7.4 rebounds last season.<br> <br> Wizards point guard Steve Blake is also out for the first month of the season with an injury from a pickup game. Blake had surgery last month to remove a chipped bone from his right ankle.

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