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http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/11684005/bradley-beal-washington-wizards-fractured-left-wrist

The Washington Wizards are now recovering from another significant preseason injury: Promising guard Bradley Beal is expected to miss up to two months with a fractured left wrist.

Beal sustained the injury in the first half of Friday's exhibition game against the Charlotte Hornets in Greenville, South Carolina, when he was fouled by P.J. Hairston on a play at the basket. Beal remained in the game to shoot his free throws but did not return.

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/11688088/kevin-durant-oklahoma-city-thunder-fractured-foot

Oklahoma City will be without Kevin Durant for an undetermined amount of time, as the Thunder star has been diagnosed with a Jones fracture in his right foot.

The team announced Durant's injury in a press release, noting that this type of injury usually requires surgery and 6-8 weeks of recovery.

"We are in the process of collaboratively evaluating the most appropriate next steps with Kevin, his representatives, and Thunder medical personnel," general manager Sam Presti said in a statement. "Until a course of action is determined, we are unable to provide a timeline specific to Kevin's case."

http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/235178/Bucks-To-Start-Giannis-Antetokounmpo-At-Point-Guard-In-Next-Game


The Milwaukee Bucks continue to experiment with Giannis Antetokounmpo at point guard and will start him in Tuesday's preseason game against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Antetokounmpo will start with Khris Middleton and Jabari Parker on the wings, Ersan Ilyasova at power forward and Zaza Pachulia at center.

Antetokounmpo has grown to nearly seven feet with a 7'3 wingspan, but has flashed the playmaking skills of much smaller players in his brief NBA career.

"We've seen it in practice, and so when you see a player's comfort level with the ball no matter what size, we want to see it in game action," Jason Kidd said back in July. "We slowly have started letting him have the ball and running the offense."

Nebula1 wrote:

Kevin Durant fractures foot

THE LIFE DERRICK ROSE wants back is three days away, and not a thing in the world but time can bring it any closer. He must endure a little more, leaning against the wall in the corner during a break in a photo shoot, alone, doing calf stretches then touching his toes. When action in the private gym resumes, he won't dunk, rising until he hears the shutter click, then tucking the ball and landing as softly as he can. That's one of the many lessons he learned during his time away. Every dunk costs something, a debt that will demand payment months, even years, from now. He's about to turn 26. He wants to save his legs.

"Everything is starting up," he says, bracing for what's to come.

It's a Friday in late September. The Bulls report for preseason in 72 hours. The question of the past three years -- can he return to his career previously in progress? -- will soon have an answer, which everyone close to Derrick wants to hear, even if that answer is no. A cycle of injury and recovery finally has an end date, a month ahead and closing fast.

"Where's the first game?" his agent, B.J. Armstrong, asks, watching the action. "New York?"

Randall Hampton, Derrick's best friend since sixth grade and now his assistant, smiles.

"Yeah," Hampton says, "then Cleveland."

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Nebula1 wrote:

Kevin Durant fractures foot

this could play big in the final standings at the end of the season ,we only play the thunder 1 time the first 2 months

wetbrook ,jackson, adams and lamb good candidates for fantasy teams

texasholdem wrote:Nash out for the whole year.
Jeremy Lin to be a starting PG again?

Nebula1 wrote:

texasholdem wrote:Nash out for the whole year.
Jeremy Lin to be a starting PG again?

Why not? People will tune in to watch him and Kobe for sure.

texasholdem wrote:Nash out for the whole year.
Jeremy Lin to be a starting PG again?

Nebula1 wrote:I root for all guys to succeed as well, but I think Lin is a bit overrated. Bev should kill him.

That said, a return of Linsanity to Los Angeles could be a big story for the NBA.