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Karl-Anthony Towns injury update: Timberwolves star out at least two weeks with fractured left wrist. The Minnesota Timberwolves can't seem to catch a break. ... That plan may be delayed, though, as Towns will be sidelined for at least two weeks due to a fractured left wrist, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic.
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Bengals Place Injured A.J. Green on IR After Clinching No. 1 Pick in 2020 Draft. ... With just one game left in the year, Green is now on injured reserve to officially end his season.
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The main reason the Nuggets have been so good against elite NBA competition is because Nikola Jokic (a.k.a. The Joker, Big Honey, and The Fat Serbian Man) has played like an MVP for the majority of the season. Sure, he came in a bit overweight and out of shape, and that probably led to his poor shooting in November.
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Basketball contracts are usually fully guaranteed against injury (as long as said injury was sports-related and not sustained during activities specifically barred in the contract terms), so if they get hurt and they're still under contract at the time, then they'll still be paid.
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Warriors' Draymond Green Ruled out vs. Suns Due to Knee Injury. Golden State forward Draymond Green will miss Saturday night's contest against the Phoenix Suns with left knee soreness, head coach Steve Kerr announced before tipoff.
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(CNN) Zion Williamson, the no. 1 pick by the New Orleans Pelicans in this year's NBA draft, will miss the start of the season with a knee injury. ... Williamson has suffered knee injuries before, sustaining a knee sprain when his shoe split in half while planting his foot, causing him to miss a few weeks of action.
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LeBron James and Anthony Davis voted in as All-Star Game Starters, Alex Caruso and Dwight Howard miss cut. As expected, Lakers forwards LeBron James and Anthony Davis will start in the 2020 NBA All-Star Game. Alex Caruso and Dwight Howard, however, could not rally enough votes to get in.
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Kevin Durant rules out return to lineup this season. Kevin Durant says he doesn't expect to play again this season. The Brooklyn Nets opened training camp not expecting summer free-agent addition Kevin Durant to play this season.
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As a result, the NBA has tried to clarify its rules on resting players, as well as using the term "load management." In a memo obtained by ESPN's Zach Lowe, the league indicated to teams that they are no longer allowed to say that players are sitting out due to load management.
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Joel Embiid and Karl-Anthony Towns were tossed from Wednesday night's game after sparking a wild scuffle during the third quarter between the Philadelphia 76ers and Minnesota Timberwolves. As the Sixers maintained a double-digit lead early in the second half, Embiid began to let Towns hear it.
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Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry will not play in his team's game against the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday due to an illness, according to Anthony Slater of The Athletic. Draymond Green will also be sidelined as a result of knee soreness.
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The Lakers announced that Anthony Davis will be available to play Monday against the Boston Celtics, marking his return after missing five games with a bruise on his buttocks.
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Lakers Because of Foot Injury. Toronto Raptors star Kawhi Leonard will not play Sunday's game against the Los Angeles Lakers because of a sore left foot. ... Leonard has regained his All-Star form this season, averaging 26.1 points, 7.6 rebounds and 3.4 assists in seven games during his first year in Toronto.
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Starting point guard Reggie Jackson hasn't played since the Pistons' 2nd game of the season and he's been sorely missed in his absence. The game is tied at 122. The visiting Detroit Pistons' point guard, Reggie Jackson, has the ball at the top of the key looking to make a play.
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One of the Nuggets' two two-way players, Bol hasn't seen any action at the NBA level all season and hasn't played in the G League since Dec. 14, as the organization continues to take extra caution with him coming off the left foot surgery he required in December 2018.
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Anthony Davis (ankle) will play vs. Bucks. The Lakers will have Anthony Davis back in action against the East-leading Milwaukee Bucks. Anthony Davis will return in time for a possible Finals preview between the Lakers and Bucks on national television.
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But his return also brought more intrigue due to protection mask on his face after suffering a facial fracture in the win over the Charlotte Hornets. Leading up to the game it was announced he would need to wear a mask in order to protect him from any further damage.