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Veteran point guard John Wall appears to be getting healthier. The struggling Washington Wizards can only hope to say the same.Wall, who leads the team in scoring (22.3) and assists (8.3), underwent surgery on both knees in May and has not played games on consecutive days in the early stages of this season. CSN Washington reported Tuesday, however, that Wall is approaching the point where such restrictions might be lifted.Washington, which is 2-7 and in last place in the NBAs Southeast Division, plays the first half of a back-to-back Wednesday night on the road against the Philadelphia 76ers (1-9). The Wizards host the New York Knicks on Thursday.Bradley Beal, the Wizards other starting guard, has missed the last two games with tightness in his right hamstring. He practiced Monday, however, and told the Washington Post he hopes to play versus Philadelphia.Its not great, said Beal, the Wizards second-leading scorer (15.4). Its not 1,000 percent, but its pretty close.Without Wall and Beal, the Wizards dropped a 106-95 decision to Chicago on Saturday night. After the game, starting center Marcin Gortat told reporters that Washington has one of the worst benches in the league right now.The Washington Post reported that Gortat apologized to his teammates Monday, and that coach Scott Brooks was quick to extinguish the brushfire.I look at things from a whole, Brooks told the newspaper. When I played, I was a backup, and I didnt like to be divided. We dont have two teams here, we have one basketball team, and right now were not happy and content on being 2-7.Brooks, in his first year with the Wizards after seven as the Oklahoma City Thunders head coach, spent 10 seasons in the NBA as a reserve point guard, the first two of those with Philadelphia.The Sixers beat Indiana in overtime last Friday for their lone victory of the season, snapping a 44-game losing streak in October/November games. They fell 117-96 the next night in Atlanta, and were beaten 115-88 Monday night in Houston, running their road losing streak to 20 contests. That equals the second-longest skid in franchise history.Tonight, we just didnt really fight, veteran guard Gerald Henderson told the Philadelphia Inquirer after the loss to the Rockets. As a defense, you need to be locked in ... on their individual players, their tendencies, and all that stuff.We got physically (and) just effort-wise, dominated.Rookie center Joel Embiid continues to excel, averaging team highs of 18 points and 7.3 rebounds despite being limited to 24 minutes a game as a precaution. Embiid, the third overall pick in the 2014 draft, missed two seasons while recovering from a pair of foot surgeries.Philadelphia will be without forward Ben Simmons, the top overall pick in the 2016 draft, until at least January following foot surgery. 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Hes led the youth movement that helped the Hurricanes improve 15 points in the standings last season, trading captain and franchise face Eric Staal while reshaping the team around a core of younger players.Ron has rebuilt our organization the right way, stocking our team and system with young players who will help this franchise compete for the Stanley Cup year in and year out, owner Peter Karmanos Jr. said. Im thrilled that he will continue to see the job through. The future is very bright for the Hurricanes in Carolina.With the move, the Hurricanes have locked up two key management figures this summer. In July, they signed coach Bill Peters to an extension, also through 2018-19.ddddddddddddFrancis said after he finished Peters extension, Karmanos approached him and said now I want to take care of you.He sat down and said, `This is what Id like to do, Francis said. And I said, `OK, Pete, thats fair. It was just a matter of getting things signed.Francis also said forward Raffi Torres will try out for the team when camp begins in September.Torres hasnt played a regular-season game in the NHL since 2013-14, and last October was suspended for 41 games -- the longest suspension in NHL history for a hit on another player -- and fined $440,000 for his illegal check on Anaheims Jakob Silfverberg during a preseason game.You all know the way I played the game -- I dont condone those kinds of hits, and I think they were dealt with the right way, Francis said. Hes served his time, hes forfeited his money and hopefully hes in a different place. ... Its not a contract. Its a tryout. He has to earn a contract. He has to earn a spot in our lineup. ' ' '