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Melbourne United will be without star point guard Matthew Dellavedova for at least the next two games as he continues his recovery from concussion.<\/p>\n

Dellavedova, who has a history of head knocks, has no set date for his return to the court, but United coach Dean Vickerman said he\u2019s already had some \u201cpositive days\u201d in his comeback mission.<\/p>\n

Dellavedova was concussed in Sunday\u2019s 89-78 win over the Brisbane Bullets at John Cain Arena and he has a troubling track record history with concussions, including missing 47 games with the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2020-2021 NBA season due to concussion symptoms and a neck injury.<\/p>\n

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Matthew Dellavedova leaves the court after taking a blow to the head on Sunday.<\/span>Credit: <\/span>Getty Images<\/cite><\/p>\n

Vickerman said on Wednesday that his star point guard would sit out until he was completely cleared to return, but added he had made improvements in recent days and completed some \u201cphysical activity\u201d on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe had a positive day. The last two days [were] really positive for him,\u201d Vickerman told reporters.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was pretty flat from taking another concussion and he loves playing basketball, so there was a part of that from not being able to play for a period of time.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s positive and going to return when he is ready. He has already got in some physical acuity, which is a great start.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s going to progress when he is ready. We learned a lot from what happened with Shea [Ili] last year. You take those small steps and celebrate the little wins along the way.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dellavedova will miss Friday night\u2019s visit to Wollongong to face the Illawarra Hawks, and Sunday\u2019s home clash against the New Zealand Breakers.<\/p>\n

He may be able to train with United\u2019s development players if he improves enough to join in training drills.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile we are on the road trip is a good chance for him to work with our younger players here, and we will see if he is ready for any kind of contact next week. It will be small steps,\u201d Vickerman said.<\/p>\n

Big man Rob Loe will stay with United for this weekend as a replacement for Dellavedova, having played in the opening rounds as an injury replacement for star centre Jo Lual-Acuil jnr.<\/p>\n

Lual-Acuil jnr has been cleared to play this weekend after missing the first few games with a wrist injury. The South Sudanese-Australian big man has high hopes for this season, which he hopes will springboard him into the NBA and the South Sudan team for Paris 2024.<\/p>\n

The 33-year-old Dellavedova has been among the early candidates for the most-valuable player title in the NBL this season after an injury-free run allowed him to power through a full preseason. An NBA championship winner, he has been hoping to use his second campaign with United to secure a late-season return to the world\u2019s premier competition and a spot on the Australian Boomers for Paris 2024.<\/p>\n

But after the leg of Bullets guard Sam McDaniel struck him on the face while he was prone on the ground, having just taken a charge, Dellavedova was immediately subbed out of the game and quickly ruled out of returning.<\/p>\n

United\u2019s medical team will treat him carefully, given his history and the club\u2019s experience with starting guard Shea Ili, who missed several weeks of last season with ongoing concussion symptoms, while former guard Lachlan Barker also missed time with concussion.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve seen too much of this,\u201d said United captain Chris Goulding, one of the first players at Dellavedova\u2019s side after he copped the blow, said on Sunday.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhenever someone gets hit in the head, you just want to make sure they are OK, and I could tell that he wasn\u2019t. He\u2019s had a history with this during his time in the NBA.<\/p>\n

He only knows one way to play and if he didn\u2019t play like that, he wouldn\u2019t be Delly.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll that is important right now is that he is OK and on the mend soon.\u201d<\/p>\n

Throwing himself into physical situations has always been part of Dellavedova\u2019s game, and it does come at a cost.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s the way he plays,\u201d Goulding said.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe puts his body on the line, and no fast break is ever over when he is involved as he is a specialist at getting his body outside that line and taking the charge.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe only knows one way to play and if he didn\u2019t play like that, he wouldn\u2019t be Delly.\u201d<\/p>\n

United has a busy schedule in the weeks ahead, playing Illawarra in Wollongong on Friday and the New Zealand Breakers at home two days later, followed by another away-home double the next weekend.<\/p>\n

If Dellavedova is put into the 12-day concussion protocol, he could miss as many as four games. But that will all depend on how long his symptoms linger, with United coach Dean Vickerman making it clear Dellavedova\u2019s health would come first.<\/p>\n

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Adelaide 36ers forward Trentyn Flowers.<\/span>Credit: <\/span>Getty Images<\/cite><\/p>\n

Goulding led United, scoring 15 of his 18 points in the first half, while Ariel Hukporti had 11 points and 12 rebounds.<\/p>\n

American teenager Trentyn Flowers has had a tough initiation to the NBL, but the Adelaide 36ers Next Star exploded in the final quarter of Saturday night\u2019s win over Illawarra.<\/p>\n

Flowers struggled to adjust to playing against men in the early games of the season, but he threw those woes aside on Saturday night, scoring 18 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter to lead his side to a home win and take some pressure off coach CJ Bruton.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat was amazing,\u201d Flowers said. \u201cThat\u2019s basketball \u2013 when you\u2019re going, you\u2019re going.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy teammates were behind me the entire game.\u201d<\/p>\n

South East Melbourne Phoenix have battled injury and form to start the season, but they showed plenty of grit to overcome an in-form Tasmania JackJumpers 86-85 on Saturday.<\/p>\n

The Phoenix were due some good fortune, and it came when reliable Tasmania forward Majok Deng missed a potentially game-tying free throw with just seconds left, allowing the Phoenix to run out the clock.<\/p>\n

Gary Browne (20 points) and Mitch Creek (16 points) led the Phoenix, who improved their win-loss record to 2-3.<\/p>\n

\u201dIt came down to one possession, and it was a bit of a grind,\u201d Phoenix coach Mike Kelly said.<\/p>\n

\u201cBoth teams played super hard and went at each other.<\/p>\n

\u201cA good fight … our guys kept going.\u201d<\/p>\n

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