Australian NBA rookie Thon Maker is hoping to return to training within days after spraining his wrist in his first preseason practice with Milwaukee Bucks.The 19-year-old was cleared of any serious injury to his right arm, suffered during a scrimmage in Madison, Wisconsin.He was sent back to team headquarters in Milwaukee for tests, but returned to the training camp on Friday (AEST) wearing a wrist brace.Ill be back in a few days, said Maker.(Im) just staying in it here on the sideline here with the guys.I think it happened for a reason, just so I can get better with my left hand!Coach Jason Kidd said Maker was keen to get back to work, but that his health was most important.The nice thing is he wants to be out there. Thats his mentality, hes a player, he wants to get better, he said.Hopefully the swelling goes down and he can get back here in the next couple of days.We miss his energy but his health is a big concern for us, making sure hes healthy and ready to go.Maker, born in Sudan and raised in Australia, was one of the surprise selections of the NBA Draft in June when the Bucks took him with the 10th overall pick.He is set to play alongside compatriot Matthew Dellavedova, who has signed a US$US38 million ($A53 million) four-year deal with the franchise.Dellavedova has had the opportunity to learn from two of the greatest ever point guards while in camp in Kidd and John Stockton, who was invited to lend a hand. Jeff Walker Jersey Retro . A knee to the thigh might have stung him the most, but his sixth straight double-double made up for the brief burst of pain. Kevin Wyatt Jersey Retro .J. -- Pitcher Carl Pavano is retiring after 14 major league seasons. https://www.cheapjerseyslines.com/robert-jones-jersey-retro/ . In taking its goal tally to 99 in all competitions already this season, City delivered another demonstration of its lethal firepower at Etihad Stadium to set up a fourth-round match at home to another second-tier team -- Watford. Bruce Thornton Jersey Retro . 9. Price, heading to the 2014 Olympics for Canada, was named the First Star after posting wins in three starts with a 1.00 goals-against average and a .971 save percentage. Bud Cooper Jersey Retro .com) - Christian Ponder will get another chance to prove himself for the Minnesota Vikings, with head coach Leslie Frazier announcing Wednesday that the struggling quarterback will start this weekends game against the Green Bay Packers. Giannis Antetokounmpo has Greece off and running in the chase for an Olympic basketball berth.The Milwaukee Bucks star scored 16 points Monday as the Greeks began play in their Olympic Qualifying tournament with a 78-53 victory over Iran.The final spots in Rio will be determined this week in the three tournaments. There are six teams in each and the winners will be Brazil bound.There were two games in Turin, Italy, and two in Belgrade, Serbia. Play begins in the Manila, Philippines on Tuesday.Group play continues Tuesday with two games in each tournament.A look at Mondays results:TURIN, ITALYGREECE 78, IRAN 53Antetokounmpo was 7 for 8 from the field in just 19 minutes. The Greeks never trailed, led by as many as 27 points and scored 33 points off 27 Iran turnovers.Former NBA center Hamed Hadadi finished with 16 points for Iran, which shot 38.5 percent.ITALY 68, TUNISIA 41Former NBA No. 1 overall pick Andrea Bargnani had 15 points and six rebounds, and the hosts used a huge third quarter to pull away from Tunisia.Italy broke away from a 32-27 halftime lead by outscoring Tunisia 22-2 in the third quarter. Pietro Aradori added 13 points and Marco Belinelli added 11 for the Italians.The Tunisians were without top player Makram BBen Romdhane because of an ankle injury.ddddddddddddItaly hosts Croatia on Tuesday, while Iran faces Mexico.BELGRADE, SERBIASERBIA 87, PUERTO RICO 81Serbia took control late in the first half, then held off Puerto Rico down the stretch to pick up the win. Nemanja Nedovic scored 14 points, while Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets was one of four Serbians with 12 points and added eight rebounds.The silver medalists in the 2014 Basketball World Cup and favorites to win this group outscored Puerto Rico 20-9 in the second quarter to open a 10-point halftime lead. Serbia shot 50.7 percent from the field.John Holland led Puerto Rico with 21 points.LATVIA 88, JAPAN 48Dairis Bertans keyed Latvias strong start and finished with 20 points in a game that was never close. The Latvians led 26-11 after one quarter and pushed it to 46-23 at halftime.Janis Blums added 17 points for Latvia, which is playing without New York Knicks forward Kristaps Porzingis, the runner-up for NBA Rookie of the Year.Kosuke Takeuchi scored 12 points for Japan.On Tuesday, Puerto Rico plays Angola, and Latvia faces the Czech Republic. ' ' '
