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Fultz, who was the No. 1 overall pick of the
2017 draft, will miss Wednesday's home game against Houston as
well as road contests versus the Dallas Mavericks (Saturday) and
Rockets (Monday). The 19-year-old will travel with the team and
be re-evaluated Tuesday, the team said.
Fultz has played in each of Philadelphia's four games and is
averaging 6.0 points on 9-of-27 shooting. His free-throw
shooting has also been poor as he made just 6 of 12 attempts.
Fultz tallied just two points in 16 minutes during Monday's win
over the Detroit Pistons.
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New Orleans Pelicans All-Star forward Anthony Davis, who played
only the first five minutes before departing with a left knee
injury in Tuesday night's game, is considered day-to-day.
Coach Alvin Gentry said after the Pelicans' 103-93 loss to the
Portland Trail Blazers that an MRI on Davis' left knee came back
negative.
Davis, 24, appeared to tweak the knee in the first quarter and
may have aggravated it while battling for a long rebound. He did
not return after exiting the game.
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Veteran point guard Tony Parker is getting closer to a return
and will begin a rehab assignment with the Austin Spurs, the G
League affiliate of the San Antonio Spurs.
Parker, 35, is recovering from a torn quadriceps tendon suffered
during the Western Conference semifinals last spring. He was
cleared by doctors to participate in training camp last month
and is being brought along slowly by the organization.
Parker averaged 10.1 points in 63 regular season games last
season -- his lowest total since his 2001-02 rookie campaign.
The veteran Frenchman owns career averages of 16.2 points on
49.3 percent shooting and 5.8 assists in 1,143 career regular
season games.
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