CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Charlotte forward Gerald Wallace went through a full practice Thursday, a day after he was injured in the Bobcats' season-opening loss to Indiana.
Wallace, who worked with the first unit, did not have a concussion and is expected to play Friday at Memphis.
"I think their main focus was how my head was feeling," Wallace said. "They just wanted to make sure I didn't have a concussion or brain damage or anything. They said as long as that was fine, I was good to go."
Wallace, the Bobcats' leading scorer last season, left in the second quarter Wednesday with dizziness and a sore neck and back after hitting his head on the floor following a flagrant foul by Danny Granger.
He was going in for a dunk when Granger swiped at the ball from behind, catching Wallace's arms. Wallace hit the floor headfirst and was attended to for several minutes before getting to his feet.
Pacers coach Rick Carlisle went into the Bobcats' locker room after the game to check on Wallace and Granger apologized, saying he hadn't been trying to hurt him.
Coach Bernie Bickerstaff was surprised to see Wallace practicing one day after such a nasty fall.
"That is the most amazing thing I have ever seen. I guess they don't call him the 'rubber band man' for nothing," Bickerstaff said.
Wallace led the Bobcats in scoring last season at 15.2 points per game and became the first NBA player in 14 years to average more than 2 blocks and 2 steals a game. He thinks he should be ready to play against the Grizzlies.
"I am used to playing sore and used to playing with my body banged up," Wallace said.
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