Giving his pre-game injury update Wizards coach Eddie Jordan said "Antonio is out, Caron is out, and DeShawn is half in."

As expected, a hip injury will keep Butler out for a third straight game -- sixth in the last two weeks -- and bone spurs in his right ankle will force Daniels out.

But Stevenson's injury was news. Jordan said the guard has been playing on a very sore left knee. Jordan said he "gimped around in practice this morning and he's gonna give it a try and see how it goes."

That means a lot of Nick Young at shooting guard.

"What did we dub this?" Jordan said. "The Rookie Tour, remember? This is definitely it."

Shaq sighting

The Big Fella is in the house, but not in uniform. He flew from Miami to Phoenix today, arrived here at US Airways Center and went through a rigorous workout in the weight room. He then sauntered down the hall dripping in sweat and went into a closed practice court. He then came out and went back into the weight room, but didn't speak to the media.

Once the game started, he was decked out in a tan suit and sitting in the middle of the Suns' bench. When a timeout was called three minutes into the game, Shaq rose from his seat nodding his head like an approving father and high-fived his teammates as they came off the court.

-- Mike Jones