Clippers waive oft-injured guard Scrubb
Jones and Brady ready to team up
Jay Scrubb, a secondround pick who spent two seasons with the Clippers, was waived by the team Wednesday.
Scrubb was coming off a two-way contract with the Clippers, who did not extend him a qualifying offer in June that would have made him a restricted free agent. As an unrestricted free agent, he returned to the Clippers after signing a training camp contract. Scrubb initially had not been interested in signing a second two-way contract, but a Clippers roster already loaded with guards and wings made offering a standard contract more difficult.
Scrubb was the 55th overall pick in 2020, but within weeks he underwent surgery to insert a screw in his right foot, an injury that cost him most of his rookie season. Scrubb’s second season also was derailed by a turf toe injury in February that required surgery.
The Clippers currently have one player signed to a two-way contract, rookie big man Moussa Diabate, leaving one such contract still available.
— Andrew Greif
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Cincinnati quarterback
Joe Burrow underwent a successful appendectomy, but there is no timetable for his return to the field, coach
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The Saudi-funded LIV Golf series announced a 14tournament schedule for next year with 12 established team franchises and a chance for players to either be promoted or relegated through its series of Asian Tour events.
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