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Fox is out vs. ATL with soreness and Champagnie starts in his place.
“Update: De’Aaron Fox arrived to the arena feeling sore, and has been downgraded to OUT vs. ATL. Julian Champagnie will start in his place. #PorVida”
Fox is a late scratch with general soreness and Julian Champagnie starts the opener.
“De’Aaron Fox is a late scratch for tonight’s Spurs preseason opener due to general soreness from practice, so the three point guard lineup will have to wait. Julian Champagnie will start. The training staff determined after his pregame warmup that he reached his work load limit and they decided to rest him tonight.”
Spurs report Harris Brown and Quaintance unavailable for preseason opener vs Atlanta.
“While there are no official injury reports in the preseason, #Spurs say other than Tobias Harris (calf strain), Maliq Brown (back tightness) and Jayden Quaintance (knee surgery rehab), everyone is good to go for tonight’s exhibition opener against Atlanta.”
Harris is questionable for the season opener and the Spurs are taking his return slowly.
“The seriousness is what it is. We won't rush him at all. I guess the question is will he be ready for the season opener? Totally questionable. We will not push that. We'll take it slow. There is no concern.”
A left calf strain could sideline Harris for the preseason and possibly the season opener.
“A left calf strain could sideline new Spurs forward Tobias Harris for the preseason and possibly season opener on October 20.”
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