UPDATE (10:45PM): From the team: Rudy suffered soft tissue injury to his right upper chest/side area. The CT scan was negative. Will be kept overnight at the hospital for observation. He is questionable for Wednesday. -- Ben
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This is the latest information we have on Rudy:
-- Initial medical release on Rudy: "Rudy Fernandez: conscious and alert leaving court. Has full movement of extremities. Experiencing some chest discomfort. Sent to hospital for further evaluation."
-- Rudy was talking to trainer Jay Jensen as he left the court. His limbs were functional.
--The neck brace was applied as a precaution because Rudy was complaining of slight neck pain.
--Rudy was taken to the hospital because he was experiencing chest pain.
--The atmosphere in the Blazers' locker room was calm. Players were acting as if the news they had received about Rudy was reassuring.
You can find locker-room reaction to the post-foul scrum at our our Twitter page. The entire post-game reaction will be posted later in Ben's Media Row Report.
--Dave (blazersub@yahoo.com)