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| Celtics backup center Scot Pollard missed Tuesday’s practice due to a sore lower back and might not play on Wednesday, the AP reported. |
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| Celtics center Kendrick Perkins injured his big toe on Monday night while trying to fix his bed and is unlikely to play on Wednesday as a result, the AP reported. X-rays on his toe were negative, but Perkins was limited to riding a bike and other non-basketball activities on Tuesday. |
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| Raptors forward Jorge Garbajosa underwent surgery on his left leg on Tuesday and will have to stay off it for at least 10 weeks, the AP reported. Garbajosa was placed on the injured list on November 20 after team doctors found “something unusual” in an MRI. Garbajosa suffered a broken bone in his lower leg and dislocated his ankle back in March, ending his rookie season. |
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| Pistons forward Rasheed Wallace didn’t start for the first time in his 19 games this season on Tuesday because he was not feeling well and did not participate in the shootaround earlier in the day, the AP reported. Wallace still played 30 minutes. |
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| Tim Duncan, F, San Antonio Spurs | Wednesday 12/12, 10:48 AM CT |
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| Tim Duncan was listed as probable on Monday, but did not play on Tuesday against Golden State and is doubtful for Thursday’s game against the Lakers, the San Antonio Express-News reported. "I just think he’s not 100 percent, that's for sure," coach Gregg Popovich told the paper. "This early in the season, I'm not sure what the wisdom is in playing him when he’s 75 or 80 percent. |
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| Quinton Ross, F, Memphis Grizzlies | Wednesday 12/12, 10:47 AM CT |
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| Clippers swingman Quinton Ross suffered a lower back contusion after hitting the floor in the third period on Tuesday against the Nets, the AP reported. Ross did not return to the game. |
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| Nets backup point guard Marcus Williams has missed the entire season with a broken foot, but he took part in the morning shootaround on Tuesday and told the AP that he will be ready to resume full practicing by Thursday. Coach Lawrence Frank did not say how long it would be before Williams would be ready to play. |
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| Wizards forward Darius Songaila sat out Tuesday’s game due to a sprained left ankle he suffered on Sunday against New Jersey. The Washington Post reported that Songaila was in uniform, but coach Eddie Jordan said that the ankle was still too tender for him to play. |
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| Daniel Gibson, G, Cleveland Cavaliers | Wednesday 12/12, 10:36 AM CT |
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| Cavs guard Daniel Gibson did not play on Tuesday because he had a cyst and a wisdom tooth removed on Monday, the AP reported. It was not stated whether he would miss any more time. |
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| Jason Kapono, G, Toronto Raptors | Wednesday 12/12, 10:32 AM CT |
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| Raptors forward Jason Kapono left Tuesday’s game against Atlanta in the second quarter with a sprained left wrist, the AP reported. X-rays were negative, but he did not return to the game. |
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