Charles Shackleford, who was scheduled to start at power forward, was in the hospital with an infected elbow.

That was Feb. 11, 1995, in Tampa Bay because of an infected elbow, ending a string of 311 consecutive games.

REBOUNDS Kurt Thomas reported significant improvement in his infected left elbow, but missed his second straight game.

Kurt Thomas, the Knicks' most durable player for seven years, sat out last night because of an infected left elbow.

Manning, who had been out with an infected elbow, led a 16-2 Hawks run in the fourth quarter.

Mackey injured an infected elbow he had been treated for since it was lacerated last Sunday against the Saints.

Kurt Thomas returned from a two-game absence, his infected left elbow covered by a pad.

Kyle Mackey, who started for a slumping O'Brien two games ago at New Orleans, and is the nominal backup, remains hospitalized with an infected elbow.

He suffered an infected elbow when he started for a slumping O'Brien three games ago at New Orleans.

Brodeur has bruised ribs, Bob Carpenter has a sore toe and Randy McKay has an infected elbow.