LeBron Injures Ankle but Returns to Game
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LeBron James returned to the Cleveland Cavaliers' game against Memphis on Wednesday night after injuring his left ankle in the fourth quarter and being helped off the floor.
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Allen Iverson has a fractured thumb but will try to play in today's basketball game against Greece. He suffered the injury in a loss to Puerto Rico on Sunday.
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LeBron James didn't play in the second half on Wednesday night after bruising a bone near his left eye when he was accidentally struck in the face by Houston's Dikembe Mutombo late in the first half. The Rockets went on to beat the Cavaliers 98-87, led by 34 points from Tracy McGrady and 20 from Yao Ming.
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Dwyane Wade will try to come back this season. The Miami Heat guard said Monday he has decided to delay surgery and rehabilitate his dislocated left shoulder with the goal of returning for the playoffs."My decision for the next two to three weeks is to rehab with the possibility of coming back, but with no guarantee," Wade said. "I'll find out after therapy and rehab how my body responds to things."
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Denver Nuggets guard Allen Iverson will miss Wednesday's game against Portland after spraining his right ankle.
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LeBron James scored 28 points after missing a game with a sprained right ankle, leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 98-84 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday night.
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CLEVELAND The Cleveland Cavaliers played the second half without LeBron James and lost to Houston 98-to-87. James bruised a bone near his left eye when he was accidentally struck in the face by Rockets center
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Allen Iverson, the NBA's leading scorer, did not play in the Philadelphia 76ers' game against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night due to a sprained right ankle.
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The NBA's second-leading scorer has played in every game for the Los Angeles Lakers this season despite having soreness in his left foot. He won't play in at least their next five, however. Kobe Bryant suffered a severely sprained right ankle Thursday night and the Lakers said yesterday they won't know exactly how long he'll be out for another 72 ...
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Cavaliers forward Anderson Varejao will miss up to four weeks with a left ankle sprain, another loss for a team gaining momentum in the Eastern Conference.
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Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James has suffered another injury and will have treatment to determine whether he misses any games.
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Detroit Pistons guard Chauncey Billups missed Saturday night's game against the Utah Jazz because of a sprained ankle.
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Yao Ming struggled in his first game after missing more than two months because of a leg injury and the Cavaliers held off the Houston Rockets, 91-85, last night in Cleveland, led by LeBron James's 32 points, 12 rebounds, and 8 assists.
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Cleveland star LeBron James will wear a protective mask after breaking a bone on the left side of his face, the Cavaliers announced Thursday.
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CLEVELAND, United States  - Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James, who took a hard, accidental elbow to the eye in a game on Wednesday, has a facial fracture, the National Basketball Association team said.
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A sprained ankle did not keep Kobe Bryant down for long. Showing no ill effects of the right ankle injury that forced him to sit out a victory over Atlanta on Friday night, Bryant returned with 34 points and eight rebounds on Sunday, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the San Antonio Spurs 106-99 for their fifth win in six games.
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DALLAS (Sports Network) - Dallas Mavericks All-Star forward  Dirk Nowitzki is expected to be sidelined 7-to-10 days after an  MRI exam Monday revealed a mild left ankle sprain.