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[December 01, 2016]
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Los Angeles Lakers guard Nick Young is expected to be out two to
four weeks with a strained calf muscle in his right leg, the team
announced Wednesday.
Young was injured in the first quarter of Tuesday night's 105-88
loss to the New Orleans Pelicans at the Smoothie King Center and did
not return. He underwent an MRI exam in Chicago, where the Lakers
were playing the Bulls on Wednesday.
The 31-year-old Young fell to the floor after trying to prevent a
breakaway layup by Pelicans guard Tim Frazier.
Young, a 10-year veteran in his fourth season with the Lakers,
started all 18 games in which he played this campaign, averaging
13.3 points and a career-high 41.8 percent on 3-pointers.
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Cleveland Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue called guard J.R. Smith's
in-game hug Tuesday night with Milwaukee Bucks bench player Jason
Terry an "embarrassing moment."
Lee said he met with Smith on Wednesday to address the mental lapse
during the game and also criticized the veteran for wearing a ski
mask-style hood covering his face during his interview with
reporters.
"It was embarrassing moment," Lue said Wednesday of the play. "Me
and J.R. talked about it. We're just going to move forward. We had a
discussion about it, he felt embarrassed about it. It was an
embarrassing play. We talked about it. We're moving on."
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Smith greeted Terry on the baseline while the Bucks were readying to
inbound the ball late in the second half of the Cavs' 118-101 loss
in Milwaukee.
When Smith removed himself from the play, Bucks guard Matthew
Dellavedova fired a pass to Tony Snell, who was wide open for a
dunk.
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The Philadelphia 76ers assigned forward/center Nerlens Noel to the
Delaware 87ers of the NBA Development League on Wednesday as part of
the ongoing rehabilitation program for his left knee.
The 6-foot-11, 228-pound Noel has yet to appear in a game this
season after undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery last month.
Noel, 22, said Monday he is likely "a couple of weeks" away from
returning to the Sixers' active roster.
Last season, Noel averaged 11.1 points, 8.1 rebounds and 1.5 blocks
in 67 games.
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The Golden State Warriors reassigned center Damian Jones to Santa
Cruz of the NBA Development League.
Jones' return to the NBA was short-lived after the 7-foot, 245-pound
rookie was recalled Monday but was inactive for the Warriors'
105-100 win over the Atlanta Hawks.
Jones, selected 30th overall by the Warriors in the 2016 NBA Draft,
underwent surgery on June 14 to repair a torn right pectoral muscle
and has not appeared in a game with Golden State this season.
(Editing by Larry Fine) ))
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