Nets’ Benoit Injures Foot

David Benoit, slated to be the New Jersey Nets’ starting small forward, apparently has a severe Achilles’ tendon injury that will sideline him at least a couple of months.

Benoit, who played with the Utah Jazz for the last five seasons and signed with the Nets as a free agent in the offseason, was injured last week when he was kicked in the right leg in one of the first practices at the Nets’ training camp.

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Brent Price, expected to replace Kenny Smith at point guard for the Houston Rockets, sprained a knee ligament and will be sidelined two to three weeks.