OAKLAND, Calif. — Forward David Lee has been cleared to rejoin the Warriors after two elbow operations.
The Warriors said Lee worked out in Oakland on Friday and was examined by the team physician.
Lee was set to fly to Minneapolis, where the Warriors face the Timberwolves tonight. It has not been decided if he will play.
Lee, who is averaging 14.3 points and 11.3 rebounds, initially had surgery Nov. 12, two days after he cut the inside of his left elbow on the mouth of New York’s Wilson Chandler. A fragment of Chandler’s tooth remained in Lee’s arm. After Lee’s elbow swelled and bled, he was given antibiotics in an emergency room and needed more surgery.
Mavs suspend Haywood
SAN ANTONIO — Mavericks center Brendan Haywood missed Friday’s game against the Spurs after being suspended one game for an undisclosed violation of team rules.
“Everyone is held to a high level of accountability,” Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle said without elaborating.
Footnotes.
The Bulls signed former Rockets guard John Lucas III to an undisclosed contract.
• The Nets assigned guard Terrence Williams to their NBA Development League affiliate in Springfield, Mass.
