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Barea out for Friday's tilt

J.J. Barea is out for Friday night's home game against the Miami Heat. The T-Wolves guard has a strained left hamstring that's still too tight to go full speed on. Barea says he'll definitely be back on the court Sunday when the Wolves host his former team -- the Dallas Mavericks.
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J.J. Barea is out for Friday night's home game against the Miami Heat. The T-Wolves guard has a strained left hamstring that's still too tight to go full speed on. Barea says he'll definitely be back on the court Sunday when the Wolves host his former team -- the Dallas Mavericks.

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