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It’s rookie Cedi Osman’s turn to start at point guard for the Cavaliers. Just about everyone else has gotten a chance.

With guards Jose Calderon and George Hill out with injuries Michael Dickson Color Rush Jersey , Osman will make his first career start at guard on Thursday night when the Cavs host the Washington Wizards. Osman has made nine previous starts this season, but all were at small forward.

The 6-foot-8 native of Turkey follows Calderon, Hill, LeBron James http://www.billsauthorizedshops.com/authentic-tremaine-edmunds-jersey , Derrick Rose, Iman Shumpert and Isaiah Thomas to the point this season. Cleveland has been besieged by injuries and coach Tyronn Lue, who is back after missing nine games due to health reasons, is using his 29th different starting lineup against Washington.

Calderon has given Cleveland a huge lift lately Fred Warner Color Rush Jersey , but he’s dealing with a sore left hamstring. Hill will miss his third straight game with a sprained left ankle. Calderon took part in the team’s shootaround on Thursday, but was later ruled out by the Cavs.

Lue could have started Jordan Clarkson at point, but he prefers to have him come off the bench. Lue had another option in James, who typically brings the ball up anyway.

”We wanted to try and keep him (Clarkson) in the same role Weston Richburg Color Rush Jersey , just coming off the bench and being aggressive offensively,” Lue said. ”We’ll see. I like Cedi out there for some of the matchups defensively. We’ll just kind of see what happens.”

And as he gets the Cavs ready for the playoffs and another run at the Finals, Lue said he has settled on starting Jeff Green at forward alongside James with Kevin Love at center.

”I just like his versatility,” Lue said of the 6-foot-9 Green http://www.ravensauthorizedshops.com/authentic-jaleel-scott-jersey , who is in his first season with Cleveland. ”I think defensive wise we can put him on (DeMar) DeRozan, you can put him on John Wall, Bradley Beal. You can put him on (Victor) Oladipo. I just like that we can switch a lot of 1 through 4 stuff and it gives us another ball handler on the floor too, so I just think it’s the right thing for us to start.”

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More NBA basketball: Pirates infielder Jung Ho Kang has been reinstated from the restricted list and optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis after missing last season and the first part of this year because of visa issues.

The 31-year-old Kang was unable to secure a work visa to travel from his native South Korea to the United States after he was arrested for DUI for a third time in December 2016 in Seoul. He received an eight-month suspended prison sentence.

Friday’s move is primarily procedural Authentic Alexander Alexeyev Jersey , since Kang already has played in 11 minor league games. He was cleared to travel to the U.S. on April 27.

Kang went 1 for 15 in his first four games for Indianapolis after batting .417 (10 for 24) in seven games for high Class A Bradenton.

Kang finished third in the 2015 NL Rookie of the Year voting after becoming the first native South Korean position player to make the jump from the Korea Baseball Organization to the major leagues. He hit .287 with 15 homers in 126 games that season, and then .255 with 21 homers in 103 games in 2016.

Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said there is no timetable for when Kang might be called up.

”He needs to play games,” Hurdle said. ”He needs to have a real spring training

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