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Why Sam Merrill isn't playing tonight for Cavaliers vs. Celtics injury update

The Cleveland Cavaliers have listed Sam Merrill as OUT with a right hip contusion ahead of tonight’s matchup against the Boston Celtics . Merrill suffered the injury in the third quarter of Cleveland’s 116–95 win over the Detroit Pistons on Monday night, limiting him to just 18 minutes of action. Merrill had grabbed his hip earlier in the game, but continued to play through until the third quarter.

“He’s hurting,” Cavs head coach Kenny Atkinson said following the win . “When Sam can’t come back in the game, it’s [painful]. I think Evan [Mobley] actually hit him in the hip. Somehow they [collided]. Looks like a hip pointer. Those are painful, so we’ll see. But he’s hurting right n

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