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Tar Heels' Lawson Plans To Play

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The Associated Press

Published: March 25, 2009

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Ty Lawson is starting to feel better, just in time for North Carolina.

The speedy point guard said his troublesome toe is still achy after returning to the lineup during the weekend, but he plans to play in the Tar Heels' game against Gonzaga on Friday. And Coach Roy Williams also sounds optimistic, too, that the Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year will be ready for the NCAA Tournament's round of 16.

"It's getting better," Lawson said Tuesday. "I'm walking on it better. Hopefully in a couple of days, it'll be back to 100 percent."

Lawson had missed three straight games with a jammed right big toe before helping the top-seeded Tar Heels (30-4) rally past LSU in Saturday's second-round game in the South Regional. He experienced some minor swelling in the toe afterward, but nothing like what followed the regular-season finale against Duke that forced him to the sideline.

He participated in the team's shootaround Monday. But the team has kept him out of practice for almost two weeks.

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