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 Williams was injured during Sunday's 88-84 loss at Miami and was
listed as probable on the team's injury report. He tweaked his left
oblique during the first half and toward the end of the game,
Williams felt cramping near the oblique.
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New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony, who missed his second
straight game due to knee soreness, could sit out all week and miss
the next four games.
Anthony, who is averaging 23.9 points per game, has tried to play
through pain for much of the season.
There is no clear timetable for Anthony's return.
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Milwaukee Bucks rookies Jabari Parker and Damien Inglis, were
scheduled to have surgery Monday.
Parker will have surgery on the torn anterior cruciate ligament that
he suffered on Dec. 15. Inglis, who was the 31st pick in the draft,
was scheduled to have surgery on the right ankle he injured in a
predraft workout.
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The Minnesota Timberwolves announced that head coach Flip Saunders
will miss Monday night's game against the Denver Nuggets because of
illness.
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Timberwolves assistant coach Sam Mitchell will serve as the acting
head coach for the game.
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Alina Claire Kupchak, daughter of Lakers General Manager Mitch and
his wife, Claire, died Monday morning after a lengthy illness.
Alina was 15. (Editing by Frank Pingue)
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