LeBron misses exhibition game
LeBron James sat out the Cleveland Cavaliers’ 106-102 exhibition loss to the visiting Indiana Pacers as he recovers from a sprained left ankle.
James got hurt on Sept. 27 when he stepped on a teammate’s foot in practice. He took part in Cleveland’s workout Thursday and the club wanted to see how he responded before deciding if he would try to go against the Pacers. He sat out as a precaution, the team said.
Iman Shumpert also missed the game with a sprained left foot that is expected to keep him out for a week or more.
Russell Westbrook played for the first time this preseason after getting a platelet rich plasma injection in his knee and finished with nine points in 10 minutes in the Oklahoma City Thunder’s 102-91 home win over New Orleans. Paul George scored 25 points for the Thunder in just over 27 minutes.
Kyrie Irving scored 21 points on 7-of-14 shooting as Boston won 110-102 at Philadelphia.
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