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Brook Lopez (foot) isn't as injured as everyone thought

Published Nov. 9, 2015 2:37 p.m. ET

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When Brook Lopez left Saturday's eventual loss to the Bucks early, every Nets fan in existence held his breath. There was no way that in the midst of an 0-7 start, Lopez, Brooklyn's best player, could miss significant time with another injury to his right foot.

Then, those fans exhaled and realized something: There was every way Lopez could miss time because of an injury to the foot that has ended his season during two of the past four years. A serious Lopez injury would be in character at this point for a team that generously has only little hope.

But there's good news! Finally, Nets fans have good news, courtesy of the New York Post's Tim Bontemps:

Lopez just signed a three-year deal with more than $60 million this past summer. If he stays healthy, that's a tradable contract considering that Brook is one of the most skilled offensive big men in the NBA and that the league's salary cap projects to shoot up for next season. But if Lopez were to sustain another injury on that same foot, it'd make a lot of teams think twice before acquiring him in a deal.

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