Atlanta Hawks
Howard gets four stitches in lip
Atlanta Hawks center Dwight Howard (8) rebounds over Houston Rockets forward Montrezl Harrell (5) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Todd Kirkland)
Dwight Howard left Tuesday’s game against the Cavaliers when he suffered a cut on the left side of his upper lip. The cut required four stitches.
The Hawks center left the game with 6:46 left in the first quarter. He went to the locker room after the game was stopped because he was bleeding.
He returned to the bench with 8:37 left in the second quarter and immediately re-entered the game.
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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.
