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James, who returned to the Cavs this summer after four
seasons with the Miami Heat, said he is developing a
relationship with Irving.
"Those reports are untrue," James said after a Friday
shootaround before a game against the Denver Nuggets. "We have
not had a verbal exchange. But I understand that negativity
sells and no one wants to hear a good story. Those reports are
not true. They're very false."
Irving joked about the commotion.
"As you can see, we're on opposite ends (of the court), so that
means we hate each other," Irving said while sitting away from
James during the interview.
Golden State Warriors forward David Lee will miss at least two
more weeks after an MRI revealed a reaggravated strained left
hamstring.
Lee originally suffered the injury on Oct. 24. In his first game
back from that hamstring problem, Lee lasted just seven minutes
on Wednesday before he had to return to the locker room.
Lee, 31, averaged 18.2 points and 9.3 rebounds per game last
season.
The Chicago Bulls decided to sit point guard Derrick Rose for
Friday night's game against the Philadelphia 76ers to give his
sprained ankles a rest.
Center Joakim Noah will return from a two-game absence because
of illness.
The injury-plagued Oklahoma Thunder signed guard Ish Smith with
an extra roster spot granted by the NBA hardship rule.
The NBA's standard roster maximum is 15 players, but the Thunder
have so many injured players, the NBA allowed them to sign a
16th.
(Editing by Gene Cherry)
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