Sep 26, 2008 10:05 am US/Pacific
Just-Signed Lakers Guard Sun Yue Sick With Mono
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Sun Yue, #4 of the Chinese National Team, drives to the hoop against the Cleveland Cavaliers during the NBA Summer League on July 8, 2007, at the COX Pavillion in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Recently signed Los Angeles Lakers guard Sun Yue has tested positive for mononucleosis and will be sidelined indefinitely, the NBA team announced Friday.
Sun became ill Wednesday night and was taken to an area hospital, according to John Black, the Lakers executive vice president of public relations.
Sun, a member of China's national team, is not expected to be able to practice when the Lakers begin training camp Tuesday at their El Segundo headquarters, Black said.
Sun's diagnosis came one day after he conducted a well-attended introductory news conference, where he said the Lakers "were always my favorite team" and expressed his familiarity with their triangle offense, which has been known to befuddle rookies.
The Lakers drafted the 6-foot-9 Sun in the second round of the 2007 NBA Draft and signed him to a two-year contract last month.
Sun averaged 6.8 points in six games in the Beijing Olympics, as China finished eighth in the men's basketball tournament with a 2-4 record.
Sun, 23, is expected to be the Lakers' third-string point guard behind Derek Fisher and Jordan Farmar.
(© 2008 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Wire services contributed to this report.)
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