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Reports: Nuggets' Porter out due to protocols
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Friday, 01 January 2021 08:23
Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. is expected to miss multiple games because of the NBA's health and safety protocols related to COVID-19, according to multiple reports.The Athletic first reported that Porter will miss Friday's game against the Phoenix Suns as the Nuggets conduct contact tracing.The Denver Post reported that Porter's contact tracing began Thursday.Porter, 22, is the Nuggets' second-leading…
Raptors bench Siakam for disciplinary reasons
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Thursday, 31 December 2020 20:55
The Toronto Raptors benched All-Star forward Pascal Siakam for Thursday night's year-ending 100-83 victory over the New York Knicks in Tampa, Florida."It was a discipline thing for an internal matter," Raptors coach Nick Nurse said after his team won its first game of the season. "That's the decision we went with. We're just going to keep it at that."When asked…
Wall flashes 'All-Star mode' in long-awaited return
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Thursday, 31 December 2020 20:55
John Wall had problems sleeping the night before, as his heart and mind raced in anticipation of his Houston Rockets debut, a comeback from a two-year injury layoff that was delayed another week by an NBA-mandated quarantine because of COVID-19 protocols.It had been 735 days, as Wall precisely pointed out after the Rockets' 122-119 win over the Sacramento Kings on…
NBA says COVID compliance on teams to enforce
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Thursday, 31 December 2020 15:33
The NBA is placing a significant burden on team officials to monitor and mete out discipline in cases of COVID-19 protocol violations among players and staff, the league told teams on Thursday in a memo obtained by ESPN.The memo comes on a day when four Chicago Bulls players -- Lauri Markkanen, Ryan Arcidiacono, Tomas Satoransky and Chandler Hutchison -- were…
Hawks' Dunn (ankle) out at least 2 more weeks
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Thursday, 31 December 2020 15:33
ATLANTA -- Atlanta Hawks guard Kris Dunn will rest his right ankle for two weeks after having arthroscopic surgery to remove loose cartilage.Dunn, who has not played this season, will be placed in a walking boot, and his status will be updated after the two weeks.The Hawks said Thursday that Dunn had surgery Tuesday at the Hospital for Special Surgery…
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