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Sene close to returning
Center Mo Sene returned to full-contact practice Thursday and expects to be 100 percent and ready for game action sometime in November.
Sene wasn’t expected to begin practicing until Oct. 31 after tearing the lateral meniscus in his right knee in April and underwent microfracture surgery when doctors found cartilage damage. He averaged 2.3 points, 1.2 rebounds and 4.8 minutes in 13 games last season.
Sene said his entire body is experiencing natural soreness.
"I feel real good,” Sene said. "I feel my leg is feeling better. I’m running better. I’m jumping better. "Hopefully, I can keep practicing with them and see how things go.”
CARLESIMO STILL UNDECIDED
Thunder coach P.J. Carlesimo said he is still undecided on whether he’ll sit some players during the team’s Oklahoma debut Monday and Tuesday in Tulsa and Oklahoma City.
"If everybody’s healthy, we’ve got a long plane ride on Sunday to figure that out,” Carlesimo said. "I don’t think we’ll make that decision probably until Sunday on the plane.”
THEUS ON THUNDER
Kings coach Reggie Theus thinks the Thunder can be something special in Oklahoma City.
"I remember when we first came here,” said Theus, a member of the inaugural 1985-86 Kings team. "I imagine that (the Thunder) got the red carpet treatment when they got in town, and everything is very positive. Oklahoma is typically a football (state), a great football (state) with great fans. So they have an opportunity to build something quickly.”
JACKSON REFLECTS
Former Hornets guard Bobby Jackson, now in his second stint with Sacramento, said he enjoyed the season he spent in Oklahoma City.
When asked what his favorite memories are Jackson said: "Not the weather. The fans, how nice the fans were. The people and the community was just nice. I think that says a lot. It wasn’t a lot to do. I wasn’t trying to find a lot to do. But you didn’t have to worry about bad areas to go to. It was a good overall city. The cost of living was great. The schools were great. So it’s a great city to have an NBA team in.”
TRAVEL PLANS
Instead of returning to Oklahoma City following tonight’s game against Golden State, the Thunder will fly to Tulsa on Sunday morning and stay overnight before playing Houston on Monday.
BY DARNELL MAYBERRY
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