SAN ANTONIO -- The San Antonio Spurs announced before tipoff of their intrasquad scrimmage Sunday that free-agent acquisition Tobias Harris suffered a strained left calf during training camp that leaves him questionable for the Oct. 20 season opener against Oklahoma City. A team spokesman said that Harris would miss Sunday's scrimmage and will be re-evaluated after the preseason.
Harris, 34, signed a two-year, $31 million deal in July to join the Spurs, leaving a Detroit Pistons team that he helped lead a franchise turnaround over the previous two seasons. A productive veteran lauded for knocking down shots and floor spacing in the frontcourt, Harris was expected to begin the season in San Antonio's starting lineup.
Harris averaged 13.5 points and 5.6 rebounds per game in his second stint in Detroit, as the Pistons improved from one of the league's worst teams two years ago to capturing 60 victories last season and advancing in the playoffs for the first time since 2008. Harris served as one of the few veterans on a Pistons team that ranked as one of the NBA's youngest.
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