Arron Afflalo: Hoping for Sunday return

Afflalo (hamstring) remains day-to-day and is hoping for a return Sunday against the Lakers, Ian Begley of ESPN New York reports.

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Afflalo intends to practice with full contact Thursday, when his status for Sunday will be made more clear after missing all four games of the regular season, not including Wednesday against the Cavaliers and Friday against the Bucks, which he's already been ruled out for. During Afflalo's continued absence, Sasha Vujacic is the expected starter at shooting guard.