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Updated at 10:02 a.m., Tuesday, February 17, 2009

NBA: Cavs' Wallace cut arm during All-Star break

Associated Press

CLEVELAND — Cavaliers center Ben Wallace needed 14 stitches to close a cut in his right forearm after injuring himself over the NBA All-Star break.

The team said Wallace sustained lacerations from glass while playing catch with a football in Richmond, Va. When he got back to Cleveland on Monday, Wallace underwent further evaluation at the Cleveland Clinic and had more pieces of glass removed from his arm today, the Cavs said in a statement.

The Cavaliers listed Wallace as questionable for Wednesday night's game in Toronto.

Cleveland's best defensive interior player, Wallace is averaging 3.1 points and 6.7 rebounds this season.