Los Angeles: Sweat poured down the faces of Austin Rivers and Danilo Gallinari on Sunday, a by-product of both of them finally practising after they had succumbed to injuries during training camp in Hawaii two weeks ago.
They joined another injured teammate, Sam Dekker, back on the court to make the Clippers almost complete again.
Still unable to practice were guard Patrick Beverley (sore right knee) and rookie Sindarious Thornwell (sprained right shoulder).
But Rivers, who had been out since the first exhibition game in Hawaii because of a strained right glute, at least gives the Clippers one of their starting guards back.
“I’m ready to go, man,” he said after practice. “I could have played the last game, honestly. They are just being cautious with it. But I’m ready to go. I’ll be ready for Thursday.”
But when asked if he was pain-free, Gallinari said, “No, but I’m ready to go. I’m ready. It was a very good practice.”