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Samb out with broken teeth, fractured jaw - Detroit Pistons
Knowing the physical nature of the NBA, general consensus has been that Pistons' developmental project Cheikh Samb needs to add some weight. Well, no amount of weight or muscle mass will protect you from a direct blow to the face.
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Pistons recall Samb from Ft. Wayne
PistonsNationBlog.com — ... Are they going to put him on the active list (once his teeth heal)?  Otherwise, I don’t see the point of recalling him to have him sit and watch when he could be getting game seasoning with the Mad Ants. ...

Cheikh up
PistonsNationBlog.com — ... (12 pts, 12 rbs, 11 blks) in his second game back with the Ants after getting a couple of his teeth knocked out (which he now wears a protective “Rip” mask for). Unfortunately the Ants loss that game which has been a theme for them as they currently sit at the bottom of the D-Leagues Central Division at 12-21. ...

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