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[October 21, 2017]
(The Sports Xchange) - Houston Rockets point guard Chris Paul will
miss two to four weeks due to a bruised left knee, according to
multiple reports on Friday.
The nine-time All-Star was hampered by the knee problem in Tuesday's
season-opening victory over the Golden State Warriors before sitting
out the following night's game against the Sacramento Kings.
Houston coach Mike D'Antoni downplayed the seriousness of the injury
earlier Friday when he revealed Paul would miss Saturday's game
against the Dallas Mavericks.
"It's only a bump," D'Antoni told reporters. "It's not a tear or
something like that. It's a bruise. We just have to make sure he's
100 percent the next time he plays. I don't think there's (concern).
All indications are he should be OK."
Paul originally suffered the injury in a preseason game against
Memphis on Oct. 11, when he bumped knees with Grizzlies guard Mario
Chalmers. He played 33 minutes in the season-opening win over the
Warriors but had just four points on 2-of-9 shooting, though he did
contribute 11 assists.
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Jenny Boucek became the second current full-time female coach in the
NBA when the Sacramento Kings hired the former WNBA coach as
assistant coach for player development.
Boucek, 43, joins San Antonio Spurs assistant Becky Hammon as the
lone full-time female assistant coaches.
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Brooklyn Nets guard
Jeremy Lin (7) dribbles the ball as Philadelphia 76ers guard JJ
Redick (17) defends during the third quarter at Nassau Veterans
Memorial Coliseum, October 11, 2017; Uniondale, NY, USA. Mandatory
Credit: Anthony Gruppuso-USA TODAY Sports - 10341328
Brooklyn Nets point guard Jeremy Lin underwent surgery to repair a
ruptured patella tendon in his right knee, the team announced.
The team said Thursday that Lin will miss the remainder of the
2017-18 season. On Friday, the Nets added he is expected to make a
full recovery.
Lin was injured in Wednesday night's season opener against the
Indiana Pacers when he landed awkwardly on a drive to the basket.
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