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Miami Heat's Cook gets to root of the problem
By MICHAEL WALLACE
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PHILADELPHIA -- A sweet tooth has contributed to a sour situation for Heat guard Daequan Cook, who missed his second game Sunday to recover from dental surgery.
Cook, the Heat's best three-point shooter, sat out Saturday's win against Utah and missed Sunday's game against Philadelphia as he continues treat swelling and pain.
Cook thought he was was going to the dentist Friday to get a filling, but he learned he had an infection in his rear bottom left tooth. Cook is officially listed as day-to-day, but he was not certain Sunday when he would return.
''I don't know how long I'll be out,'' Cook said, with an ice pack wrapped around his jaw before Sunday's game. ``The doctor said if I got just a filling, it would get a lot worse and I'd end up in somebody's emergency room on the trip. It was a root canal -- it turned into something really bad.''
Cook's pregame routine includes gobbling down a bag of Skittles candy before each game, something he has done since high school. The second-year guard from Ohio State said his candy routine might have led to his problems, but doesn't plan to give up candy anytime soon.
''It had a little bit to do with my Skittles,'' said Cook, who has been on a liquid diet. ``That doesn't mean it's going to stop. I'm just going to chew on my right side for now.''
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