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New Orleans Hornets guard Austin Rivers appeared to badly roll his injured right ankle again Friday night with 1:33 remaining in the third quarter of the team's exhibition finale against the Miami Heat. It is the second time in five days he has sustained an ankle injury. Rivers sprained his ankle on Monday night in Dallas against the Mavericks. Rivers appeared to get tangled within himself after slipping as Miami guard Norris Cole, who was guarding Rivers, ran past him. Rivers then fell backward, twisting the ankle again. He was ruled out for the rest of the game. Rivers surprisingly started Friday night against the Heat. New Orleans Times-Picayune

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Jamal Crawford: I don't even no Austin Rivers, but I hope he is ok after that fall...#damn Twitter @JCrossover

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Mike Wells: I'm not sold Granger will play the entire season after this quote “(The knee) is testing me." More Granger: "They’re telling me the pain can’t do anything else to my knee. I’m going to have to play through the pain, but it hurts.” Twitter @MikeWellsNBA

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John Reid: Hornets' Austin Rivers (right ankle), Jason Smith (left shoulder) and Eric Gordon (right knee) will not play tonight. Twitter @JohnReidTP

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Although he is listed as day-to-day, Rivers is likely to miss the final two preseason games, which includes Wednesday night against the Houston Rockets at New Orleans Arena. "It’s actually not that bad,’’ Rivers said after Tuesday’s practice. "This is not really swollen. But it’s not too bad just based on how I feel right now. I can be back very quickly. I’m not really worried about it.’’ New Orleans Times-Picayune

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The New Orleans Hornets received good news Tuesday afternoon on rookie guard Austin Rivers' injured right ankle. An MRI performed Tuesday showed no structural damage. The team is listing him as day-to-day. New Orleans Times-Picayune

New Orleans Hornets, Injuries, Austin Rivers 

New Orleans Hornets rookie Austin Rivers will undergo an MRI Tuesday to determine the extent of his sprained right ankle although X-rays revealed he does not have any structural damage. Rivers joins shooting guard Eric Gordon (sore right knee) and power forward Jason Smith (shoulder) on the injured list. But Rivers vowed to be ready for the Oct. 31 opener against the San Antonio Spurs. New Orleans Times-Picayune

New Orleans Hornets, Injuries, Austin Rivers 

The New Orleans Hornets lost rookie guard Austin Rivers to a right ankle injury with 3:22 remaining in the first quarter of Monday night's exhibition game against the Dallas Mavericks. The team said Monday night that X-rays were negative. Rivers went down in a heap on the baseline on the Hornets' end of the floor after driving into the lane and missing a layup. New Orleans Times-Picayune

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Marc Stein: The good news for Austin Rivers & Hornets: X-rays negative on sprained right ankle. Rivers carried off floor after nasty first-half landing Twitter @ESPNSteinLine

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Austin Rivers: Lol how do you rank players that haven't even played an NBA game yet??? O well..mine will change after this year.i just want to win anyways! Twitter

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New Orleans Hornets rookie guard Austin Rivers said he remains on schedule to be fully healed by October’s training camp after having surgery three weeks ago to remove a bone spur from his right ankle. New Orleans Times-Picayune

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Rivers, who is the son of Boston Celtics Coach Doc Rivers, was limited to two games during the Hornets’ five-game schedule in the Las Vegas summer league because of what was termed lower leg soreness by the team. “I’m doing great actually now, so I’ll be back very soon,” Rivers said Tuesday by telephone from New York where he participated in the NBA’s rookie transition program. “It’s got a lot better and I actually got even stronger than I think I was before I got hurt.” New Orleans Times-Picayune

New Orleans Hornets, Injuries, Austin Rivers 

The New Orleans Hornets have announced that rookie guard Austin Rivers underwent successful surgery to remove bone spurs from his right ankle, but is expected to recover in time to participate in training camp. The surgery was performed by Dr. Brian McKeon in Boston. Rivers played only two games during the Hornets' stay in the Las Vegas summer league because of what was described as lower leg soreness. New Orleans Times-Picayune

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The New Orleans Hornets announced today that they have signed first round picks Anthony Davis and Austin Rivers to multi-year contracts. Davis was the first overall pick while Rivers was the 10th overall pick in the 2012 NBA Draft. Per team policy, terms of the contracts were not disclosed. NBA.com

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The New Orleans Hornets have come to terms with power forward Anthony Davis and guard Austin Rivers, a formality since the collective bargaining agreement has established the compensation level for first-round picks. New Orleans Times-Picayune

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Davis, the first overall pick in last month's NBA draft, will earn $5.144 million in the first year of his three-year guaranteed deal while Rivers, as the 10th overall choice, is slotted by the CBA to earn $1.865 million in the first year of his three-year contract. New Orleans Times-Picayune

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After declaring that he didn't want the Hornets to match the Phoenix Suns' offer sheet for him – and that his "heart" was already in Phoenix – Gordon now finds himself back in New Orleans. And he says he's committed to leading the young Hornets, who now include top overall draft pick Anthony Davis and rookie guard Austin Rivers. "I wish I could've done a little better with the fan perception," Gordon told Yahoo! Sports. "But also at the same time they don't know the business perspective of how negotiations are handled. They don’t know how being a restricted free agent can be mind-boggling for a player. "I’m here with an open mind and here to help the young guys. They will see the next four years will be better than the last four years of my career, so it should be nothing but good things." Yahoo! Sports

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Gordon now says he looks forward to playing alongside Rivers and that the two could take turns playing point guard. "He was never really a problem," Gordon said. "It was more of a business standpoint of I didn’t know what direction the front office of the team was going. I never had a problem with him. I just know that while I’m here I’m going to try to help him in every situation possible." Yahoo! Sports

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John Reid: A. Rivers on Gordon: I'm happy he's a Hornet. Obviously I think Eric is a real smart guy, I just think he realizes the pieces we have here. Twitter

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The New Orleans Hornets will conduct a mini-camp for their Las Vegas summer league team on July 11-13 at the Alario Center. The workouts will include draft picks Austin Rivers (10th overall) and Darius Miller (46th overall), along with four players from the 2011-12 Hornets end-of-season roster (Al-Farouq Aminu, Jerome Dyson, Xavier Henry, and Darryl Watkins) are scheduled to participate. New Orleans Times-Picayune

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