Nedved was scratched with an abdominal strain, and it wasn't known whether he will be fit to play tonight in Hartford.

He missed just one game last year in the lockout-shortened season, but that abdominal strain never healed completely.

Nedved also has been playing with some abdominal strain.

He has been struggling throughout the preseason with an abdominal strain.

After this latest procedure he picked up an abdominal strain, though he again slowly began to recover.

Jordan sensed a difference in Arenas at the end of last season, after he returned from a 40-game absence with an abdominal strain.

Slowed by a shoulder injury and then an abdominal strain, he failed to see action in the Patriots' two playoff games.

Duncan, in his second game after returning from a lower abdominal strain, added 17 points, 13 rebounds and 4 blocks.

This year, a shoulder injury and then the abdominal strain have hampered Martin, who has missed four straight games.

It was his second start since coming off the disabled list with a lower abdominal strain.