But Sprewell, who will miss at least the first five games of the regular season, was told to avoid contact drills for another two weeks.

Westbrook, 24, suffered the injury Monday and will be held out of contact drills.

Today, Hampton suited up but didn't participate in contact drills.

But when contact drills begin, Mourning takes his turn.

Henderson's knee was injured late last week in a contact drill.

So, under doctor's orders, Gizzi has been held out of contact drills for six weeks.

Players were required to bash each other in intense contact drills.

He walked through part of today's practice but did not take part in the contact drills.

During training camp, he participated in only one of the team's two practices a day and limited his work in contact drills.

He added that it would be contact drills with the team, but he intended to start slowly.