Tyson Chandler, the league's defensive player of the year last season, hasn't looked himself in weeks because of a bulging disk in his neck.

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This can be just the result of the excess pressure placed on the nerve or it can also be caused by neck or back trauma, a herniated disk in the spine, or a mass (such as a tumor or infection).

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