Fisher takes elbow to nose in first Mavs' practice

DALLAS (AP) -- Derek Fisher shed a little blood in his first practice as a member of the Dallas Mavericks.

Maybe it's a sign of commitment.
The veteran point guard who signed with Dallas as a free agent this week took blow to the face Friday.
"It was an exciting first day. There was a little bit of a minor setback when I took a nice elbow to the nose, I had some nice leakage, so right back into the mix on the first day," laughed Fisher, who at 38 has not played since he helped Oklahoma City sweep the Mavericks in the first round of last spring's playoffs before falling in the NBA Finals to Miami.
"He had a little spark of blood out there, so I said, `Welcome to full contact again,"' joked Dallas forward Shawn Marion. "But he's a solid point guard, he knows how to control the tempo of the game, he takes what the defense gives him and he's poised out there. And that's what you expect."

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