Warriors’ Damian Jones eager for chance at NBA debut
SALT LAKE CITY — Last week, while active for his first game in an NBA arena, Damian Jones noticed something odd: the squeak of basketball shoes, play calls and directives from the bench could all easily be heard. "It's different," Jones said of that game at Brooklyn's Barclays Center, where his Santa Cruz Warriors fell to the Long Island Nets in front of a generally assessed crowd of 249. In the wake of five months rehabbing from pectoral surgery, Jones spent five games getting back to playing shape with Golden State's NBA Development League affiliate. [...] after posting modest per-game averages of 2.8 points, 5.8 rebounds and 2.2 blocks for Santa Cruz, Jones is back with the NBA club. If Golden State seizes a commanding lead over the shorthanded Jazz, Jones could make his NBA debut in mop-up duty. Jones, 21, tore his right pectoral muscle while weight lifting 12 days before going 30th overall to the Warriors in June's NBA draft. During his D-League stint, the Vanderbilt product averaged 4.4 fouls in just 18.7 minutes.
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