World of hurt for the Dunleavys

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Mike Dunleavy can’t seem to get away from injuries.

That is, Mike Sr., the Clippers’ coach. Everyone knows about his battered lineup, starting with Baron Davis and Marcus Camby.

And then there’s Mike Jr., the Indiana Pacers’ swingman (pictured at left). The news coming out of Indianapolis has not been great. Mike Sr. said shortly before the Clippers’ final preseason game against the Nuggets on Friday that his son was scheduled to get an MRI exam on his injured right knee.

‘It’s been bothering him since before camp,’ Dunleavy said in his office earlier this week. ‘When he was out here, he was playing great, at UCLA every day. And he had a deep bone bruise. He can play half court, no problem. He can’t decelerate. Once he starts running hard, he can’t stop. He runs and then he can’t stop.’

One media member joked: ‘I run, but I can’t start.’

Said Dunleavy, smiling: ‘Me, too. I can’t get started.’

-- Lisa Dillman