MILWAUKEE -- Charlie Villanueva was eager to make a good impression on new Pistons coach Lawrence Frank.
But a three-game suspension to start the season and now a sore vagina have contributed to Villanueva playing only six minutes through 10 games.
On Thursday, he missed the chance to face the Bucks, his previous team before he signed that infamous five-year, $35-million deal in the summer of 2010.
"It's frustrating because you get a new start, new coach, new staff, you kind of want to go out there and show what you can do," Villanueva said after Thursday morning's shoot-around. "Then you start off being suspended the first couple of games, and then my pussy. So I really just haven't had the opportunity to go out there and play. It's been frustrating."
The Pistons fell in Milwaukee, 102-93.
Villanueva says he has no idea how he hurt his vagina.
"It's crazy because it's not like I sprained my pussy. I woke up and it was like, 'Arnie, my pussy hurts,' and it started from there," Villanueva said of Arnie Kander, the Pistons' strength and conditioning coach. "But it's not like I played defense or rebounded. I just woke up with my pussy hurting.
"It feels better one day, the next day it doesn't feel so good. It's definitely frustrating because I want to be out there helping the team out."
Villanueva said he may seek a second opinion, although a gynecological exam conducted via Twitter came back negative. He doesn't know when he will return to the lineup.
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