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 James missed nearly two weeks of practice after receiving an
anti-inflammatory injection in his lower back. He has practiced the
past two days and will be on the floor to extend his streak of
playing in the season opener to 13 straight seasons.
James said he was never worried about missing the contest despite
speculation that he might need to sit out. Now he is just concerned
about playing basketball.
"We're not going to put too much on the first game of the season,"
James told reporters. "We've put in a lot of work over the last few
weeks, and you can only try to get healthy, work your habits, work
your rhythm and our last few practices have been very good."
Chicago point guard Derrick Rose will also be in his club's lineup
after missing most of the preseason due to a broken left orbital
bone.
Rose has been wearing a protective mask and is still dealing with
some blurred vision and swelling beneath his left eye.
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The Detroit Pistons waived forward Danny Granger. Granger, 32, was
acquired from the Phoenix Suns on July 9.
The 10-year NBA veteran, who has appeared in 586 regular-season
games (431 starts) with the Indiana Pacers, Los Angeles Clippers and
Miami Heat, owns averages of 16.8 points, 4.9 rebounds, 1.9 assists,
1.0 steals and 31.5 minutes per game.
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The Los Angeles Lakers waived guard Jabari Brown.
In 19 games (five starts) for the Lakers last season, Brown averaged
11.9 points, 2.1 assists and 1.9 rebounds in 29.9 minutes per game.
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The Brooklyn Nets waived forward Justin Harper and guard/forward
Dahntay Jones.
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The 6-foot-10, 225-pound Harper appeared in six preseason games with
averages of 9.0 points, 4.7 rebounds and 19.1 minutes. The 6-6,
215-pound Jones averaged 7.5 points and 2.0 rebounds in four
preseason games.
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The Indiana Pacers waived guard Toney Douglas. The 6-foot-2 Douglas
played in five preseason games and averaged 6.6 points and 1.6
assists.
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The Memphis Grizzlies waived veteran center Ryan Hollins to get down
to the mandatory 15-player limit.
Hollins, 31, was signed by Memphis on Sept. 28 and averaged 5.4
points and 3.0 rebounds in seven preseason games.
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The Philadelphia 76ers waived guards Pierre Jackson, Jordan McRae,
J.P. Tokoto and Scottie Wilbekin as well as forward Furkan Aldemir.
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