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76ers veteran briefly raises alarm with injury scare vs. Pistons
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The injury hits kept coming around the NBA on Sunday evening , but the Philadelphia 76ers seemingly avoided catastrophe with veteran guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope . The veteran guard exited the game briefly , as per Adam Aaronson of The Philly Voice, with an apparent injury. While was initially tended to by team staff and accompanied back to the locker room, he was able to eventually return to the court for the fourth quarter.
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It was certainly a sigh of relief for the 76ers that Kentavious Caldwell-Pope's injury was not serious, on a night where other players around the NBA, Oklahoma City Thunder forward Jalen Williams and Orlando Magic guard Jalen Suggs, suffered scary injuries that caused them to leave their respective games and not return.
Caldwell-Pope's return to the game, however, was not enough for the 76ers to pull off a win as they fell to the visiting Detroit Pistons, 106-93. With the loss, the 76ers are now 3-1 in the early goings of the regular season. Caldwell-Pope finished the game seven points, three rebounds, three assists and one steal in 31 minutes. He shot 3-of-8 from the field and 1-of-4 from the 3-point line.
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The 14-year veteran is in his first season with the 76ers after signing as a free agent upon reaching a contract buyout with the Memphis Grizzlies. With a retooled roster amid the additions of LeBron James and Jaylen Brown, the 76ers have championship aspirations, and were in need of veteran depth such as Caldwell-Pope.
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During the 76ers' first three games of the season, he's averaging 8.3 points, 3.0 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.3 steals with splits of 47.1 percent shooting from the field, 53.8 percent shooting from the 3-point line and 100 percent shooting from the free-throw line.
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