Nets' Deron Williams Still Sore, Doesn't Know When He'll Return
Williams was diagnosed with fractured left rib cartilage last week and the Nets said he would be reevaluated later this week.
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Williams was diagnosed with fractured left rib cartilage last week and the Nets said he would be reevaluated later this week.
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The Nets said Thursday that an MRI revealed a fracture of the cartilage portion of the left 12th rib and that Williams will be evaluated in a week. There is no timetable for his return.
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