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All posts by Alan DraperUpdated8 hours ago on April 19, 2024
Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal will miss his third straight game at Toronto on Wednesday night after an examination revealed a “mild stress reaction in his lower right fibula.”
Beal missed the last two games with a sore right big toe. The team announced Wednesday that subsequent examinations revealed the mild stress reaction in his fibula.
Beal will be re-evaluated following the All-Star break. The Wizards are 9-2 this season without their starting guard.
Beal has averaged 15.0 points, 3.8 rebounds and 3.0 assists while shooting .436 from 3-point range in 42 games this season.
— The Phoenix Suns recalled guards Reggie Bullock and Archie Goodwin from Bakersfield of the NBA Development League.
In 10 games for Bakersfield this season, Goodwin is averaging 22.6 points, 6.5 rebounds and 1.8 steals.
In four games for Bakersfield this season, Bullock is averaging 23.8 points and 9.8 rebounds.
—The Dallas Mavericks signed center Bernard James to a 10-day contract.
The 6-foot-10, 235-pound James was originally picked by the Mavericks with the 33rd overall pick in the 2012 draft. He has averaged 2.1 points, 2.3 rebounds, 0.6 blocks and 7.9 minutes in 76 career games (11 starts) with Dallas.
The Savannah, Ga., native spent training camp with the Mavs. He most recently played in China for the Shanghai Sharks.
