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The reigning NBA Most Valuable Player's season debut comes
six weeks after he suffered a broken right foot and underwent
surgery on Oct. 16 to repair a Jones fracture. He missed 17
games.
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Charles Barkley said he agreed with the decision of a grand jury
not to indict the Ferguson, Missouri, police officer who shot
and killed 18-year-old Michael Brown.
"If it wasn't for the cops we would be living in the wild, wild
West in our neighborhoods," Barkley told 97.5 the Fanatic in
Philadelphia. "We can't pick out certain incidentals that don't
go our way and act like the cops are all bad. ... Do you know
how bad some of these neighborhoods would be if it wasn't for
the cops?"
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The NBA fined Denver Nuggets guard Arron Afflalo $15,000 for
making excessive contact above the shoulders with Utah Jazz
guard Alec Burks.
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The Houston Rockets recalled center Clint Capela from Rio Grande
Valley of the NBA Development League.
Capela was the 25th overall selection by the Rockets in the 2014
NBA Draft.
(Editing by Frank Pingue)
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