Devean George gets through practice

Devean George went through practice Tuesday and reported feeling fine. That’s the first step to getting the veteran swingman back on the court, perhaps in the next week.“Not a bad practice,” Avery Johnson said. “We had to take him out a little bit at the end, but he didn’t get injured. We just didn’t want to overwork him and so we’ll get him back in practice on Thursday.”

Once an injured player gets back, he has to go through several practices without setbacks before being cleared to play. Erick Dampier went through a similar process earlier this month.

As for Eddie Jones, the injured shooting guard is only doing limited drills. In addition to getting his sore right leg healed, Johnson said that Jones needs to meet a “weight requirement.” Jones has said he wants to lose between 5-8 pounds.

“When he does that he’ll be able to play,” Johnson said. “I told him we’ll really see how bad he wants to play.”