NBA Notes: Hawks' DeAndre' Bembry out 4-6 weeks with tricep injury

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ATLANTA -- Atlanta Hawks forward DeAndre' Bembry will miss at least a month with a strained right triceps and possibly the start of the regular season.

The Hawks announced Wednesday that Bembry underwent an MRI last week. There was no indication how the injury happened, but he has been working out at team facilities through much of the offseason.

Bembry will be held out of all basketball activities for four-to-six weeks. He will definitely miss training camp this month and likely all five preseason games.

If forced to sit for the full six weeks, Bembry would miss several regular-season games. The Hawks open Oct. 18 against the Dallas Mavericks.

A first-round pick in 2016, the 6-foot-6 Bembry played sparingly for Atlanta in his rookie season, averaging 2.7 points and 9.8 minutes in 38 games.

His playing time figures to increase this season with the Hawks beginning a long-range rebuilding plan.

Heat: Josh Richardson gets $42M deal
MIAMI -- A person with knowledge of the deal says Miami wing Josh Richardson has agreed to a four-year extension potentially worth $42 million to remain with the Heat.

The terms were finalized Wednesday, said the person who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the deal had not yet been announced publicly.

The fourth year of the deal will be at Richardson's option.

Richardson is entering his third season with the Heat. He averaged 10.2 points last season, appearing in 53 games and making 34 starts. He shot 46 percent from 3-point range as a rookie, then 33 percent from beyond the arc last year.

The Heat begin training camp Sept. 26.

ESPN first reported Richardson's agreement with Miami.

Jazz: Nate Wolters signs two-way contract
SALT LAKE CITY -- The Utah Jazz have signed Nate Wolters to a two-way contract.

The 6-foot-4, 190-pound guard played for Crvena Zvezda in Serbia last season, where he averaged 8.1 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.7 assists.

Wolters was selected No. 38 in the 2013 NBA draft out of South Dakota State by the Washington Wizards. He averaged 7.2 points and 3.2 assists in 58 games with the Milwaukee Bucks during the 2013-14 season. Wolters played 42 games in 2014-15 between the Bucks, Toronto Raptors and New Orleans Pelicans.

New NBA rules allow teams to carry two players with two-way contracts in addition to the 15-man roster. The contract enables players to more easily go back and forth between the NBA and G League.

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