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 Wade, who already has missed nine games with hamstring injuries
this season, suffered the new setback Tuesday against the Milwaukee
Bucks. He told reporters he would be out at least two to three
weeks.
"This is more in the belly of the hamstring so this is a little
tougher one," Wade said.
In 35 games this season, Wade has averaged 21.4 points and 5.4
assists.
The Heat signed guard Tyler Johnson to a second 10-day contract
Thursday.
Johnson, who originally signed a 10-day contract on Jan. 12, has
appeared in one game with Miami and scored two points.
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 Los Angeles Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak foresees star guard
Kobe Bryant returning from a shoulder injury to play next season.
Bryant had surgery to repair rotator cuff damage on Wednesday. His
recovery time is projected at nine months, which would be just
before the start of the 2015-16 season.
"I don't think he's retiring," Kupchak said Thursday. "He said he's
looking forward to training camp. That's what we expect."
Bryant is making $23.5 million this season and has one year left on
his contract at $25 million. The 19-year veteran will turn 37 this
summer.
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The Phoenix Suns assigned guards Reggie Bullock and Archie
Goodwin to the Bakersfield Jam of the NBA Development League.
It's the first D-League assignment for Bullock, who averaged 2.6
points and 9.6 minutes in 26 NBA games this season. He had played in
just one game for the Suns since they acquired him from the Los
Angeles Clippers on Jan. 15. (Editing by Andrew Both)
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