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UCLA basketball: Update on Josh Smith injury

By David Wharton
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Despite a report out of the Pacific Northwest, it appears that Bruin recruit Josh Smith has only a minor knee injury.

‘No surgery or anything like that,’ his father said this morning. ‘He’s going to wear a brace for a while.’

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Smith got hurt in a Kentwood High game earlier this week and it was reported that he may have a partially torn patellar tendon. His father characterized the injury as ‘more like a bruise.’

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David Wharton

David Wharton has filled an array of roles – covering the courts, entertainment, sports and the second Persian Gulf War – since starting as a Los Angeles Times intern in 1982. His work has been honored by organizations such as the Society for Features Journalism and Associated Press Sports Editors and has been anthologized in “Best American Sports Writing.” He has also been nominated for an Emmy and has written two books, including “Conquest,” an inside look at USC football during the Pete Carroll era.

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