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CLEVELAND – The Rockets need not worry about prepping for a Lonzo Ball return.
According to coach Billy Donovan, it’s safe to say that the next four opponents after Houston – Detroit, Milwaukee, Atlanta and Memphis – they can safely go ahead and remove Ball’s name from the scouting report.
Ball got up shots before Wednesday’s game in New York and told his coach then that he was hoping for a Sunday return, but by late Wednesday evening and into Thursday’s off day, a certain amount of reality didn’t just creep in, but kicked down the door.