Terry Cummings

Leading scorer Terry Cummings could return for the Milwaukee Bucks today in Game 3 of their National Basketball Assn. Eastern Conference playoff series against the Detroit Pistons at Milwaukee. Cummings, who has missed the last three playoff games, had a cast removed from a sprained right ankle Friday. The Bucks, who trail the series, two games to none, also are without Paul Pressey, who has a separated shoulder, and Paul Mokeski, who has two broken ribs.

Terry Cummings was accosted by the Spirit one day while playing basketball. He noticed an Omniscient Presence on the side of the playground. No words were spoken, but the presence told him, "I have called you for a special work and you are my chosen." -- passage from Terry Cummings' ministries * It's a tough act to follow. For UCLA forward T.J. Cummings to live up to the earthly achievements of his father, a former college All-American and NBA All-Star, is hard enough. How in heaven is T.J.

Terry Cummings of the San Antonio Spurs, injured in a pickup game earlier this week in Chicago, could miss all of next basketball season. Cummings had two ligaments torn in his right knee, a magnetic resonance imaging examination confirmed Wednesday night. Doctors will immobilize the knee for three or four weeks, then surgically reconstruct the anterior cruciate ligament, a team spokesman said. Cummings will to wear a cast for at least six weeks after the surgery before starting rehabilitation.

There are dreams you forget as soon as you wake up, and then there are dreams you never forget. T.J. Cummings never forgot this dream. How could he? It recurs. He has had it this year and last year and the year before that. Not just once a year, but all the time, and with startling clarity. He dreamed it alone, but he prayed that he would live his dream for all the world to see. Sons have followed fathers into the NBA, but never have father and son played in the league at the same time. Yet T.J.

Before Larry Spriggs broke into the starting lineup, the Lakers had a 3-5 record. Since then, they're 23-7. Is Spriggs the reason or just a coincidence? "You have to say he's made an impact," Laker Coach Pat Riley said. When Riley began using Spriggs as a starting forward opposite James Worthy, it was his biggest gamble of the season. Riley benched 11-year veteran Jamaal Wilkes and passed over Kurt Rambis, both starters on the Lakers' NBA championship team in 1982.

The Milwaukee Bucks will not offer a new contract to 10-year guard Sidney Moncrief, 31, who has been hindered by injuries in recent seasons. Moncrief played in 62 games last season, 56 in 1987-88 and 39 in 1986-87, averaging 12.1 points per game. "The salary cap, coupled with the age factor facing our ballclub, ultimately made the decision for us," Coach Del Harris said. "From a personal level, it is a great loss. From a franchise decision, it was one that was rather clear-cut."

The Milwaukee Bucks traded forward Terry Cummings, their leading scorer each of the last five seasons, to the San Antonio Spurs Sunday for guard Alvin Robertson, forward Greg Anderson and future considerations. Cummings, 28, selected to the National Basketball Assn. All-Star team for the second time in his career last season, averaged 22.9 points and 8.1 rebounds, but missed most of the Bucks last five playoff games with a sprained ankle. The 6-foot-9 Cummings came to the Bucks in 1984 in a trade that sent Marques Johnson to the Clippers.

Clemon Johnson, who steals the ball about as often as the Boston Celtics lose, made the theft of his career Saturday. The steal triggered the Philadelphia 76ers to a 107-103 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks and a 2-1 lead in their NBA Eastern Conference semifinal playoff series. The 6-10, 240-pound Johnson, who had only 23 steals during the season, stripped the usually sure-handed Terry Cummings of the ball and flipped it to teammate Julius Erving.

Terry Cummings sank a 19-foot jump shot from the key with 40 seconds remaining Thursday night at Kansas City to lift the Milwaukee Bucks to a 120-119 victory over the Kansas City Kings. Cummings finished with 34 points, and Sidney Moncrief chipped in 28 as Milwaukee won its sixth straight game and 15th of its last 18. Otis Thorpe scored 22 to lead the Kings. Mike Woodson hit three baskets to lead an 8-2 Kansas City run, putting the Kings in front, 115-112, with 2:46 remaining.

Terry Cummings was accosted by the Spirit one day while playing basketball. He noticed an Omniscient Presence on the side of the playground. No words were spoken, but the presence told him, "I have called you for a special work and you are my chosen." -- passage from Terry Cummings' ministries * It's a tough act to follow. For UCLA forward T.J. Cummings to live up to the earthly achievements of his father, a former college All-American and NBA All-Star, is hard enough. How in heaven is T.J.

Terry Cummings of the San Antonio Spurs, injured in a pickup game earlier this week in Chicago, could miss all of next basketball season. Cummings had two ligaments torn in his right knee, a magnetic resonance imaging examination confirmed Wednesday night. Doctors will immobilize the knee for three or four weeks, then surgically reconstruct the anterior cruciate ligament, a team spokesman said. Cummings will to wear a cast for at least six weeks after the surgery before starting rehabilitation.

On Dec. 13, 1982, Terry Cummings, in the middle of his rookie season with the then-San Diego Clippers, fainted on the court during a game in Salt Lake City. Doctors who examined Cummings would later determine that the 6-foot-9, 235-pound forward suffered from a cardiac arrhythmia--an irregular heartbeat. But at first, they were baffled. "All the usual studies kept coming up with negative assessments," said Dr. Richard Kehoe, a Chicago cardiologist who treats Cummings. "Only when Dr. H.C.

The Milwaukee Bucks will not offer a new contract to 10-year guard Sidney Moncrief, 31, who has been hindered by injuries in recent seasons. Moncrief played in 62 games last season, 56 in 1987-88 and 39 in 1986-87, averaging 12.1 points per game. "The salary cap, coupled with the age factor facing our ballclub, ultimately made the decision for us," Coach Del Harris said. "From a personal level, it is a great loss. From a franchise decision, it was one that was rather clear-cut."

The Milwaukee Bucks traded forward Terry Cummings, their leading scorer each of the last five seasons, to the San Antonio Spurs Sunday for guard Alvin Robertson, forward Greg Anderson and future considerations. Cummings, 28, selected to the National Basketball Assn. All-Star team for the second time in his career last season, averaged 22.9 points and 8.1 rebounds, but missed most of the Bucks last five playoff games with a sprained ankle. The 6-foot-9 Cummings came to the Bucks in 1984 in a trade that sent Marques Johnson to the Clippers.

Leading scorer Terry Cummings could return for the Milwaukee Bucks today in Game 3 of their National Basketball Assn. Eastern Conference playoff series against the Detroit Pistons at Milwaukee. Cummings, who has missed the last three playoff games, had a cast removed from a sprained right ankle Friday. The Bucks, who trail the series, two games to none, also are without Paul Pressey, who has a separated shoulder, and Paul Mokeski, who has two broken ribs.

Clemon Johnson, who steals the ball about as often as the Boston Celtics lose, made the theft of his career Saturday. The steal triggered the Philadelphia 76ers to a 107-103 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks and a 2-1 lead in their NBA Eastern Conference semifinal playoff series. The 6-10, 240-pound Johnson, who had only 23 steals during the season, stripped the usually sure-handed Terry Cummings of the ball and flipped it to teammate Julius Erving.

On Dec. 13, 1982, Terry Cummings, in the middle of his rookie season with the then-San Diego Clippers, fainted on the court during a game in Salt Lake City. Doctors who examined Cummings would later determine that the 6-foot-9, 235-pound forward suffered from a cardiac arrhythmia--an irregular heartbeat. But at first, they were baffled. "All the usual studies kept coming up with negative assessments," said Dr. Richard Kehoe, a Chicago cardiologist who treats Cummings. "Only when Dr. H.C.

There are dreams you forget as soon as you wake up, and then there are dreams you never forget. T.J. Cummings never forgot this dream. How could he? It recurs. He has had it this year and last year and the year before that. Not just once a year, but all the time, and with startling clarity. He dreamed it alone, but he prayed that he would live his dream for all the world to see. Sons have followed fathers into the NBA, but never have father and son played in the league at the same time. Yet T.J.

Let's see now. In his two seasons with the San Diego Clippers, Terry Cummings led the team in scoring with averages of 23.7 and 22.9 points a game. He was Rookie of the Year in the National Basketball Assn. in 1982-83. With the Milwaukee Bucks this season, Cummings is shooting better than 51%, is averaging nearly 25 points a game, leads the team in rebounds, is second in shot-blocking and is third in steals on a club that prides itself on its defense.

Terry Cummings sank a 19-foot jump shot from the key with 40 seconds remaining Thursday night at Kansas City to lift the Milwaukee Bucks to a 120-119 victory over the Kansas City Kings. Cummings finished with 34 points, and Sidney Moncrief chipped in 28 as Milwaukee won its sixth straight game and 15th of its last 18. Otis Thorpe scored 22 to lead the Kings. Mike Woodson hit three baskets to lead an 8-2 Kansas City run, putting the Kings in front, 115-112, with 2:46 remaining.