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The Houston Rockets announced Monday that reserve center Nene will miss the remainder of the NBA playoffs with a torn left adductor. Nene suffered the groin injury in the first quarter of Sunday's Game 4 win over the San Antonio Spurs. The Rockets won 125-104 to even the Western Conference semifinal series at two games apiece.…
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San Antonio Spurs point guard Tony Parker underwent surgery on Friday to repair his ruptured left quadriceps tendon, the team announced. Parker suffered the injury during Wednesday's Game 2 win over the Houston Rockets. An MRI exam on Thursday determined the severity. The surgery was performed by Spurs team physician Dr. David R. Schmidt, who indicated…
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Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr, sidelined with symptoms from complications following two back surgeries two years ago, is not expected to return during the second-round playoff series against the Utah Jazz. Kerr, who remains away from the team indefinitely, is seeing a specialist at Duke University Medical Center on Friday and has been receiving treatment…
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SAN ANTONIO -- Gregg Popovich, known more for his scowl and scathing responses to media, summarized the status of San Antonio Spurs point guard Tony Parker in three words on Wednesday night. "It's not good," Popovich said of Parker's left leg injury after the Spurs beat the Houston Rockets to even the Western Conference semifinals at…
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Nashville Predators forward Kevin Fiala sustained a broken left femur during Game 1 of the Western Conference second-round series and has been ruled out for the remainder of the playoffs, the team announced Thursday. Fiala was injured after being checked into the boards by St. Louis Blues defenseman Robert Bortuzzo at 1:46 of the second period…
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Los Angeles Clippers star forward Blake Griffin will miss the remainder of the NBA playoffs because of a big toe injury, the team announced Saturday. The news came less than 12 hours after the injury to the plantar plate of his right big toe suffered in the first half of the Clippers' 111-106 win over the…
