KG’s hyperextended right knee bears watching, but for now it looks safe to get him back in your lineups.

There has been a ton of real and cyber-ink already spilled about this situation, so we’ll skip the editorial histrionics and focus on the Fantasy implications a bit further on. Don’t bother trying to glean any “personal” takes from Arenas’ prolific Twitter account, as Agent Zero has apparently shut it down. Probably not a bad move. On we go.

Barnes was promoted to the starting lineup Wednesday, and since then he has averaged 16.7 points, seven boards and 1.7 treys per outing. All of those three-balls came in one game, though, so we wouldn’t recommend counting too heavily on him in that category.

Just how tough is Cool Hand Carl Landry (left), as he’s known to The Troll? Welcome to the Boxing Day Edition of The Wire Troll. The Troll hopes you and yours had a very Merry Christmas and happy holiday season. In keeping with the frenetic pace that is the Boxing Day shopping/return experience, this week’s

Dampier’s illness (apparently related to numbness in his arm, which sounds life-threatening scary, but his reaction was nonchalant — “I just had a little numbness in my arm,” he said) appears to be behind him, and the beefy centre is once again snaggin’ boards and swattin’ shots. He has averaged 9.4 points, 10.4 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game in nine December starts, but is available in more than half of all Yahoo! leagues. Dampier is entrenched as the team’s starter, and is a worthy waiver wire pick-up if you’re in need of boards and blocks.