Nets' Noah Clowney: Out Tuesday with shoulder injury
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Clowney is listed as out for Tuesday's game against the Raptors with right shoulder soreness.
Clowney has bounced between the G League and NBA squad this season and made his most recent appearance for Brooklyn on Saturday, logging three minutes late in a 112-97 win over Miami. The rookie first-round pick may have sustained the shoulder injury at some point during his brief time on the court during what was his NBA debut. Given that his shoulder injury is being labeled as soreness rather than a strain, Clowney may be in store for a short-term absence, but he'll miss at least one game.
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Nets' Noah Clowney: Promoted to main roster
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The Nets recalled Clowney from the G League's Long Island Nets on Tuesday, Erik Slater of ClutchPoints.com reports.
Clowney has averaged 12.3 points (on 48.3 percent shooting from the field), 10.3 rebounds, 2.3 blocks, 1.7 assists and 1.0 steals in 29.1 minutes per game over three appearances in the G League. If the 2023 first-round pick is called upon off the bench in Tuesday's game against the Magic, it would mark his NBA debut.
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Nets' Noah Clowney: Quiet in debut
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Clowney notched four points (1-9 FG, 1-7 3PT, 1-2 FT), seven rebounds, one assist and two steals over 19 minutes in Friday's 101-97 Summer League loss to Cleveland.
It wasn't a great debut for the 21st pick in the 2023 Draft, but there's no need to overreact after one game. Clowney taking seven attempts from beyond the arc is certainly interesting, as he shot 28.3 percent during his lone season at Alabama. Clowney is going to be a project early on, but the backup center job behind Nic Claxton is up for grabs and Clowney will get his opportunity to fight for those minutes.
