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Hawks’ Dedmon cleared for on-court activities

Atlanta Hawks center Dewayne Dedmon (14) argues with a referee during an NBA game against the Denver Nuggets at Philips Arena, Friday, Oct. 27, 2017, in Atlanta. BRANDEN CAMP/SPECIAL

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Atlanta Hawks center Dewayne Dedmon (14) argues with a referee during an NBA game against the Denver Nuggets at Philips Arena, Friday, Oct. 27, 2017, in Atlanta. BRANDEN CAMP/SPECIAL
By Chris Vivlamore
Dec 27, 2017

Hawks starting center Dewayne Dedmon moved a step closer to a return from a left tibia stress reaction when he was cleared to begin on-court activities on Wednesday, the team announced.

Dedmon received a follow-up CT scan at Emory Sports Medicine Complex that showed expected progress.

Dedmon has missed the past 13 games with the injury.

Return later to myAJC.com for a full report.

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Chris Vivlamore is the sports editor at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He has served as reporter and editor at the AJC since 2003.

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