Antawn Jamison sits out second straight game for Cleveland with sore left knee: Cavaliers Insider

It's unknown if the Cavaliers forward will be ready for Saturday's game in Washington.

PHILADELPHIA — Cavs forward Antawn Jamison's sore left knee was better, but it was still not good enough to allow him to play in Friday night's game against the Sixers in Wells Fargo Center. His status for tonight's game at Washington has not been determined.

"He still has a little soreness in there, so we're just going to take it day by day, continue to keep working on it and hopefully we'll have an idea [Saturday] if he's going to be able to play in Washington," Cavs coach Byron Scott said.

"If it was April and the last five games of the season and you were trying to get a different seeding for the playoffs, he could play. But right now, it's still a little sore, the flexibility is not all the way there, so obviously we want to be a little bit more cautious with it and make sure he can get it as healthy as possible."

Friday night was the second straight game Jamison missed. If he's unable to play tonight at Washington, he would have three days before the next game Tuesday at New Jersey.

Old friends: Count Scott among those concerned as Philadelphia coach Doug Collins has battled vertigo as the result of a fall he took over Memorial Day weekend. Collins was an assistant coach at Arizona State when Scott was a sophomore.

"Needless to say, I learned a hell of a lot in one year playing under him and talking to him about the NBA and getting advice and trying to teach me what it was to be a professional," Scott said. "We've kept this relationship going for a long, long time. He's been one of my mentors, one of the great people in my life. I have a lot of love for that man, because he has been very special to me."

Scott admitted he was impressed as a young player with a former All-Star coaching him.

"I looked at him as, 'OK, I'm going to be there one day,' " Scott said. "I was very impressed when I watched him play back in the day. I knew I could learn a lot from somebody who was a four-time All-Star and one of the great two-guards in the league."

Before the game, Collins admitted he quit taking some medication that he felt caused him to leave the bench for the second half of Philadelphia's 101-75 victory over Indiana on Wednesday night.

"I feel really good," he said. "I got a good day's rest yesterday, and I think we're trying to get to the bottom of this. But I feel really good. I feel better than I've felt in a long time. I went to a rehab center yesterday for my head.

"It wasn't Betty Ford, either," he said with a laugh.

Turner report: Collins seems thrilled with rookie Evan Turner from Ohio State, the No. 2 pick in the draft after the Wizards took John Wall of Kentucky. Collins said it's a mistake to try and compare the two.

"Evan's doing great," he said. "Evan is not going to be flashy. You see John Wall. That guy is a human highlight film with the ball. When you look at the stat sheet afterwards, Evan is one of our best defensive rebounders. He's a good defender. He will make the mid-range jump shot.

"He's a very, very good team guy. He is really growing, and his personality is really starting to come out. He's really enjoying himself here, and that means as much to me as anything. I've always felt that if players were enjoying playing, they will play better. Evan has gotten better and better and better since I've been around him, and I'm very proud of him for that."

Turner came into Friday night's game averaging 9.2 points and 5.6 rebounds per game.