Oklahoma City Thunder forward Paul George will return to the team’s lineup tonight against Minnesota, according to The Oklahoman and News OK Sports’ Erik Horne. George had missed the last three games with soreness in his right shoulder. In his absence the team went just 1-2.
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Defending NBA champ Golden State Warriors star two guard Klay Thompson will miss the team’s Tuesday night game against the Boston Celtics with right knee soreness, according to Nick Friedell of ESPN. This is the second consecutive contest Thompson has missed with this same issue. Despite some up-and down play offensively, Thompson is averaging 22.0 points , 3.9 rebounds and 2.3 assists on 47% from the floor. Thompson is an integral piece to the Warriors’ drive to three-peat.
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According to LA Times Lakers beat writer Tania Ganguli, Los Angeles Lakers forward will miss the team’s game Wednesday against the Denver Nuggets. Kuzma rolled his ankle in the team’s loss Monday night against the Los Angeles Clippers. Kuzma will undergo an MRI; the X-Ray he had came back negative.
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According to the team, Boston Celtics backup point guard Terry Rozier is out for the team’s game tonight against the Portland Trail Blazers due to left knee soreness. Big man Aron Baynes is also ruled out for the Blazers game with a left foot contusion.
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Minnesota Timberwolves point guard Jeff Teague will be out for the team’s game tonight against the Sacramento Kings due to left knee soreness.
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ESPN’s Tim MacMahon reported that Houston Rockets center Clint Capela has returned and, barring any setbacks, will play against the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday. Capela has not played since January 13 , versus the Orlando Magic, after suffering an injury to his right thumb that required surgery to repair ligament damage. The team 9-6 during his absence. His return comes at a great time for Houston, as the 17.6 points per game can help ease some of the considerable offensive load James Harden has been carrying over the last…
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Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid will not be on the court when the team returns to post All-Star action Thursday against the Miami Heat. According to ESPN’s Tim Bontemps, the team announced that Embiid experienced soreness in his left knee that led to him getting an MRI, which fortunately revealed no structural damage. Embiid will be re-evaluated in a week and he will undergo physical therapy and load management ( whatever that means). Anytime Embiid has to miss a game there is always cause for concern, given his previous injury…
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Milwaukee Bucks superstar forward Giannis Antetokounmpo will not play tonight in the team’s game against the Orlando Magic due to right knee soreness, according to team officials. Newly-acquired power forward, Nikola Mirotic is also listed a doubtful for tonight’s game with a calf strain.
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Boston Celtics announced that point guard Kyrie Irving will miss the team’s Tuesday game against the Cleveland Cavaliers with a left hip strain. After missing a few games due to injury over the past week, Irving played in back to back games to kick off February. Irving has averaged 23.8 points and 7.0 assists this season.
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Milwaukee Bucks point guard Eric Bledsoe will miss the team’s game tonight against the Washington Wizards due to a sore left Achilles. As reported by Matt Velazquez , Tony Snell will get the start tonight. Bledsoe is averaging 15.8 points, 4.5 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game.
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