Lakers' Ziaire Williams Ruled Out for Friday Game
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Ziaire Williams plays basketball for the Los Angeles Lakers.
He has an injury. An injury means a hurt part of the body.
The Lakers made a decision about Williams. He will not play on Friday.
This is a final decision. It means the choice will not change.
On Friday, the Lakers will play the Golden State Warriors.
This game is a rematch. A rematch is a second game between the same two teams.
The two teams played on opening night. Opening night is the first game of the season.
Fans want to watch this game. But Williams will not play in it.
The Lakers must play without him on Friday.
Vocabulary15 words
- injury
- a hurt part of the body
- final decision
- a choice that will not change
- rematch
- a second game between the same two teams
- opening night
- the first game of a new season
- roster
- the list of players on a team
- lineup
- the players who start a game
- bench
- players who do not start the game
- season
- the months when a sport is played
- team
- a group of players who play together
- preview
- information about a game before it happens
- opponent
- the other team you play against
- court
- the place where basketball is played
- game
- a match between two teams
- player
- a person who plays a sport
- out
- not able to play
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1. He has an injury 2. Lakers and Warriors 3. A second game between the same teams
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Ziaire Williams plays basketball for the Los Angeles _____.
He has an _____.
The Lakers made a decision about Williams. He will not _____ on Friday.
This is a final _____.
On Friday, the Lakers will play the Golden State _____.
This game is a _____.
The two teams played on _____ night.
Fans want to watch this _____.
The Lakers must play without _____ on Friday.
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