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 Westbrook exited Thursday night's 93-90 loss to the Los Angeles
Clippers with 6:35 left in the second quarter and did not return.
Westbrook had X-rays taken at Staples Center and was set to be
re-evaluated Friday. He had a soft cast on his hand when he left
Staples Center and didn't talk with reporters.
Oklahoma City already was without Kevin Durant, last season's league
MVP who broke his right foot before the regular season began, as
well as guard Reggie Jackson and forward Jeremy Lamb, both
significant contributors last season.
Westbrook appeared to injure his hand while going up for a rebound
and hitting center Kendrick Perkins' elbow.
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The Golden State Warriors signed shooting guard Klay Thompson to a
multi-year contract extension, the team announced.
 Although the Warriors did not provide details of the extension,
multiple media outlets reported it is four-year maximum extension
worth approximately $70 million.
If an agreement with Thompson had not been reached by midnight
Friday, he would have become a restricted free agent next summer.
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Forward Kawhi Leonard and the San Antonio Spurs are unlikely to
reach a contract extension by Friday's midnight deadline to sign
2011 first-round picks to long-term deals. Without a new contract,
Leonard will be a restricted free agent in July.
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The Utah Jazz and guard Alec Burks agreed to terms on a four-year,
$42 million contract extension, according to a Yahoo Sports report.
The deal includes incentive clauses could increase the total value
to $45 million.
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The New York Post reported via Twitter that the New York Knicks will
decline the option on Shane Larkin, who has been the Knicks starting
point guard in their first two games in place of injured Jose
Calderon.
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The Milwaukee Bucks have ended contract extension talks with guard
Brandon Knight, who will become a restricted free agent next summer.
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The Philadelphia 76ers exercised the third-year options on the
contracts for point guard Michael Carter-Williams and forward
Nerlens Noel as well as the fourth-year option on guard Tony
Wroten's contract.
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Several 2011 first-round picks signed long-term contracts in the
past several weeks, including Phoenix Suns forwards Markieff and
Marcus Morris, Orlando Magic big man Nikola Vucevic, Denver Nuggets
forward Kenneth Faried, Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Kyrie Irving
and Charlotte Hornets guard Kemba Walker.
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Cleveland Cavaliers' center Anderson Varejao signed a multi-year
contract extension with Cleveland, the Cavaliers announced.
The Cavs did not release terms of the deal, but ESPN.com reported
Thursday that the contract would be for three years at an estimated
$30 million starting with the 2015-16 season. The Brazilian native
is in the final year of a six-year, $42.5 million contract. He is
making $9.7 million this season.
(Editing by Steve Keating)
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