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LeBron aggravates ankle injury;

opener vs. Celtics in doubt

by a sprained left ankle veiled a new starting lineup he said. “You want to see
sustained Sept. 27. Cavs featuring James, Derrick what works.
coach Tyronn Lue said Rose, Dwyane Wade, Jae So we kind of scrapped
the four-time MVP is sore Crowder and Kevin Love. some of the stuff we’ve
and has been ruled out James scored 17 points been doing and we’re go-
of Cleveland’s final pre- and had eight turnovers, ing to just go in a different
season game Friday night but the defending Eastern direction offensively with
in Orlando. Conference champions that first unit.”
As for James’ status for fell to 0-4 and it’s appar- James wanted to play
Tuesday night’s game ent their new lineup is go- even though he wasn’t at
against the Celtics and ing to need a lot more time full speed.
former Cavs All-Star guard together. There were few Following the game, he
Kyrie Irving, Lue was non- sparkling moments as the hinted that he might need
committal. group was mostly out of more time off.
“Not sure,” Lue said. “Got sync. “I definitely wanted to test
treatment all day today, so Lue said J.R. Smith will re- it tonight knowing that at
I’m not sure if we should be join the starting lineup while least if I tested it tonight, I
concerned or not. But it’s James is out and guard have a week until the regu-
pretty sore today so we’ll Jose Calderon will enter lar season started if I don’t
just see what happens.” the rotation. play in the game on Fri-
Lue said James is upset that For now, James’ injury will day,” he said.
his ankle is still an issue. prevent the Cavs from The 32-year-old James has
Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James (23) dunks against the
Chicago Bulls during the first half of an NBA preseason basketball “Pretty mad, pretty pissed working out their offensive never missed an opener in
game in Cleveland, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017. off,” Lue said “But I mean, it kinks. Lue said he’s had to 14 seasons, and this one
Associated Press is what it is.” alter some plans already. has some special sizzle.
By TOM WITHERS land’s hyped opener with James did not speak to re- “It’s a challenge when Irving demanded to be
AP Sports Writer Boston. porters following Wednes- you’ve got a new team traded during the sum-
CLEVELAND (AP) — LeBron James didn’t practice day’s practice. and you want to incorpo- mer and he and James
James won’t play again Wednesday, a day af- He aggravated his ankle rate stuff, but you don’t have taken some shots at
this preseason, and there’s ter he made his exhibition Tuesday night against want to go too fast, you each other in the past two
a chance he’ll miss Cleve- debut after being slowed Chicago as the Cavs un- don’t want to go too slow,” months.q

Nadal and Federer win in straight sets at Shanghai Masters

SHANGHAI (AP) — Rafael an opponent you can feel
Nadal lost only four points that. I felt that today it was
on serve Wednesday in a going to be dangerous
6-2, 6-1 victory over Jared down the stretch of every
Donaldson in the second set.”
round of the Shanghai Nadal and Federer are
Masters. The top-ranked both in contention for the
Spaniard and No. 2 Roger season-ending No. 1 rank-
Federer both advanced ing, although only Nadal
by winning their opening can clinch that honor this
matches in straight sets. week. Nadal will be guar-
“It was a very quick match,” anteed to retain the No. 1
said Nadal, who won his ranking through the end of
sixth title of the year in Bei- the season if he wins his first
jing last week. “I was happy career Shanghai title and
to have that early break in Federer loses before reach-
the sixth game. After that I ing the semifinals.
played a great match, not Earlier, sixth-seeded Grig-
many mistakes, played ag- or Dimitrov saved three
gressively.” match points before finally
Federer defeated Diego defeating Ryan Harrison
Schwartzman 7-6 (4), 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (6).
winning the match with The 46th-ranked Harrison
his 14th ace on his second led 4-2 in the third set and
match point. then 6-3 in the tiebreaker.
“I knew going in it was not But Dimitrov won the final
going to be easy because five points to get through.
he’s had a great run the “I just had to be there (on
last few weeks, months,” those match points),” Dimi-
Federer said. “He was con- trov said. Ryan Harrison of the United States prepares to return a shot against Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria
fident. He was shaking off “At (my) match point, I just during their men’s singles match of the Shanghai Masters tennis tournament at Qizhong Forest
misses, no problems. He had to make my first serve Sports City Tennis Center in Shanghai, China, Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017.
was serving well, making because I knew he would Associated Press
the right decisions. go for it if not.” ist Kevin Anderson lost to 7-6 (2), while Gilles Simon, Querrey and John Isner all
“He was confident and as Also, U.S. Open final- Jan-Lennard Struff 7-6 (5), Alexander Zverev, Sam advanced.q