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Sources: Wizards Denied Disabled Player Exception for John Wall

The NBA has denied the Washington Wizards‘ request for a Disabled Player Exception for injured All-Star John Wall, sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium.
The NBA has denied the Washington Wizards‘ request for a Disabled Player Exception for injured All-Star John Wall, sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) October 25, 2019
The Wizards had applied for a $9.2M DPE due to loss of John Wall, who has been expected to miss the season rehabbing from a torn Achillies.
The Wizards had applied for a $9.2M DPE due to loss of John Wall, who has been expected to miss the season rehabbing from a torn Achillies. https://t.co/y9WxwftnpI
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) October 25, 2019
Source: Shams Charania on Twitter
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Sources: Knicks ‘obsessed’ with Masai Ujiri

As noted on Friday, the spotlight is on Knicks president Steve Mills in the wake of David Fizdale’s firing.
We detailed here where things stood with Mills and general manager Scott Perry prior to the Fizdale firing.
If Mills and Perry are let go after the season, Masai Ujiri will be one of the top candidates on the Knicks’ wish list.
Will the Knicks have a shot at landing Ujiri? That’s unclear. But once the Knicks started struggling last month, multiple Madison Square Garden people in positions of influence have been ‘obsessed’ with – and ‘enamored’ by – the Raptors executive, per SNY sources.
Source: Ian Begley of SNY.tv
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Sources: LaMelo Ball Out Four Weeks with Foot Injury

LaMelo Ball — the potential No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft — is expected to miss four weeks with a foot injury, sources tell ESPN. There’s hope that NBA teams can resume scouting him in the Australian NBL in January.
LaMelo Ball — the potential No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft — is expected to miss four weeks with a foot injury, sources tell ESPN. There’s hope that NBA teams can resume scouting him in the Australian NBL in January.
— Jonathan Givony (@DraftExpress) December 9, 2019
Source: Jonathan Givony on Twitter
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Report: Rodney Hood Suffers Torn Left Achilles

MRI confirms Rodney Hood has a torn left Achilles tendon.
We love you, Rodney ❤️
MRI confirms Rodney Hood has a torn left Achilles tendon.
We love you, Rodney ❤️
— Portland Trail Blazers (@trailblazers) December 7, 2019