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 Dellavedova is expected to miss four to six weeks after
undergoing an MRI on his injured left knee, the team announced.
Waiters sustained a lower back contusion during the second quarter
of Friday's game at the Denver Nuggets. He is listed as questionable
Monday's game against the New Orleans Pelicans.
Waiters was the source of controversy when he was not present for
the national anthem at Denver and attempted to clarify the issue
Sunday -- with little success.
Waiters, who is Muslim, was quoted by Northeast Ohio Newsgroup as
saying he was not on the court for the national anthem because of
his religion. On Sunday, he met with reporters and said it had
nothing to do with religion or the fact that he was replaced for the
first time in the starting lineup by Shawn Marion. He said he was
misquoted.
 Waiters finally said he simply lost track of time in his typical
pregame routine and accidentally was late getting back to the court.
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San Antonio Spurs forward Kawhi Leonard attributed his early
struggles to vision problems he is still experiencing from an eye
infection.
Leonard has made only 12 of 39 shots since returning to the lineup.
He said Saturday that his right eye still gets blurry at times and
that it is likely affecting his shot.
Leonard missed time during the preseason and regular season because
of the eye infection.
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The Boston Celtics assigned forward Dwight Powell to the Maine Red
Claws of the NBA D-League, the team announced.
Powell, who is 6-foot-11, averaged 1.7 points and 1.2 rebounds over
six preseason games.
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The Memphis Grizzlies waived guard Kalin Lucas, the team announced.
Lucas originally signed with the team on Sept. 25 and was waived on
Oct. 25. The 25-year-old was re-signed on Nov. 4 and did not appear
in any regular season games. (Editing by Gene Cherry)
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