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UCLA forward Reeves Nelson strains right hip flexor

Los Angeles Times staff writer Ben Bolch
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UCLA sophomore forward Reeves Nelson sat out practice Saturday after straining his right hip flexor and is listed as day to day.

Nelson apparently suffered the injury Thursday night during the Bruins’ 95-59 exhibition victory over Westmont, in which he had game highs in points (20) and rebounds (10). Nelson tried to practice Friday before telling the training staff that his hip was bothering him.

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Nelson is the second UCLA starter injured in the exhibition; freshman center Joshua Smith sprained his right thumb in the first half and sat out the rest of the game.

The Bruins are not scheduled to practice Sunday and next play Tuesday at Pauley Pavilion against Cal State Los Angeles in their final exhibition.

--Ben Bolch

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Ben Bolch

Ben Bolch has been a Los Angeles Times staff writer since 1999. He is serving his second stint as the UCLA beat writer, which seems fitting since he has covered almost every sports beat except hockey and horse racing. Bolch is also the author of the recently released book “100 Things UCLA Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die.” He previously covered UCLA basketball from 2010-11 before going on to cover the NBA and the Clippers for five years. He happily traded in gobs of hotel points and airline miles to return to cover UCLA basketball and football in the summer of 2016. Bolch was once selected by NBA TV’s “The Starters” as the “Worst of the Week” after questioning their celebrity journalism-style questions at an NBA All-Star game and considers it one of his finer moments.

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