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Brooklyn shot 9-for-16 from deep in the second quarter, tying its season high for 3s made in any quarter
Cam Johnson (lower back contusion), Noah Clowney (right ankle sprain) and Day’Ron Sharpe (right knee sprain) didn’t play.
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C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2025
Butler’s troubles, Kerr said, were not related to his deep glute contusion sustained in Game 2.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 1 May 2025
Butler sustained the pelvic contusion after playing only eight minutes in last Wednesday's Game 2 loss and subsequently missed Saturday's Game 3 victory.
—Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
Earlier in the day, the Magic ruled out regulars Paolo Banchero (right ankle soreness), Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (left knee strain), Wendell Carter Jr. (right hip contusion) and Franz Wagner (right knee soreness), but made veteran backup guard Cory Joseph (left knee soreness) available.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2025
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C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2025
Butler’s troubles, Kerr said, were not related to his deep glute contusion sustained in Game 2.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 1 May 2025
Butler sustained the pelvic contusion after playing only eight minutes in last Wednesday's Game 2 loss and subsequently missed Saturday's Game 3 victory.
—Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
Earlier in the day, the Magic ruled out regulars Paolo Banchero (right ankle soreness), Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (left knee strain), Wendell Carter Jr. (right hip contusion) and Franz Wagner (right knee soreness), but made veteran backup guard Cory Joseph (left knee soreness) available.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for contusion
bruise
Noun
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Mom to Myles, now 14, and Rondell Jr., now 17, she was used to bumps and bruises from her active sons.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
People.com,
15 May 2025
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The court was shown large photos of the bruises Ventura Fine had on her lower back and thigh, taken not long after the alleged incident.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
14 May 2025
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“Contusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contusion. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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