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globesports.com: Calderon ready for prime time
He didn’t attend the Raptors’ morning shootaround yesterday after he was examined by doctors in Memphis. He watched last night’s game from the team’s hotel.

“We talked to him today, he’s feeling a little better,” Raptors head coach Sam Mitchell said. “We’re hoping everything subsides and he plays, hopefully, Saturday and Sunday. But he’s not going to come to the arena tonight. He asked me to stay in the hotel so he can relax a little bit.”

With Ford out, the starting role fell to Calderon, his more than capable understudy.

“He’s our best player so far this season, he’s playing great,” Calderon said of Ford. “We’re going to miss him for sure, but I’m going to play the best that I can.”