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Yudai Baba: Placed on injured reserve
The Legends put Baba (knee) on the injured reserve list Monday.
Baba joins Todd Withers and James Banks on the Legends' injured reserve list. Baba may miss the remainder of the season due to his knee injury.
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Yudai Baba: Suffers knee injury
Baba didn't play in Wednesday's 122-110 loss to the Windy City Bulls due to a knee injury.
Baba joins A.J. Lawson, Taze Moore, Mouhamadou Gueye, Todd Withers and James Banks as injured Legends players. Baba's return timetable is unclear.
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Yudai Baba: Struggles against Vipers
Baba recorded four points (2-5 FG, 0-2 3Pt), three rebounds and one assist in 23 minutes during Saturday's 112-98 loss to the Vipers.
Baba posted a team-low minus-28 point differential in Saturday's loss. He is averaging 13.0 points, 5.2 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.5 steals in 34.5 minutes across 20 games this season.
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Yudai Baba: Negative impact in loss
Baba recorded nine points (4-10 FG, 1-3 3Pt), six rebounds, one assist and one steal in 30 minutes during Monday's 107-101 loss to the Ontario Clippers.
Baba recorded the worst point differential of any Texas starter at minus-nine. He tallied one turnover and one assist in Tuesday's loss.
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Yudai Baba: Leads team in rebounding
Baba tallied 17 points (6-10 FG, 1-3 3Pt, 2-2 FT), 11 rebounds, four steals and three assists in 39 minutes during Saturday's 113-16 win over the South Bay Lakers.
Baba joined Taze Moore as Legends who posted a double-double in Saturday's win. His 11 rebounds were a game high. However, Baba recorded five turnovers to only three assists.
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Yudai Baba: Efficient scoring in victory
Baba posted 26 points (11-14 FG, 2-5 3Pt, 2-2 FT), seven rebounds and three steals in 38 minutes during Friday's 104-94 win over the Squadron.
Baba posted his season high in points Friday, helping him post a game-best plus-22 point differential. He also shot a perfect 8-of-8 from two-point range.
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Yudai Baba: Minimal impact in loss
Baba tallied five points (1-5 FG, 0-2 3Pt, 2-2 FT), four assists and two rebounds in 32 minutes during Saturday's 117-102 loss to the Hustle.
Baba scored the fewest points of any starter during Saturday's game. His poor efficiency was unusual, as he was shooting 61.5 percent from the field going into the game.
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Yudai Baba: Misses Friday's game
Baba didn't play in Friday's game versus the Squadron due to a leg injury.
Baba was coming off Wednesday's game, in which he scored 18 points on 7-of-7 shooting from the field. Baba is an important piece to the Legends' rotation, and it is unclear how long his leg injury will keep him out.
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Yudai Baba: Perfect from field
Baba recorded 18 points (7-7 FG, 2-2 3Pt, 1-1 FT), seven steals and four rebounds in 37 minutes during Wednesday's 127-114 win over the Mexico City Capitanes.
Baba's seven steals were by far a game high, as no one else recorded more than two. Baba's efficiency and defensive impact helped him post a game-high plus-23 mark.
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Yudai Baba: Struggles from range
Baba posted 10 points (4-9 FG, 2-7 3Pt), two assists, two steals and one rebound in 36 minutes during Monday's 120-97 loss to the Mexico City Capitanes.
Baba's poor outside shooting contributed to the Legends shooting 9-for-35 from thee as a team Monday. Baba also recorded just two assists to three turnovers.
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Yudai Baba: Double-double in loss
Baba scored 12 points (3-9 FG, 1-4 3Pt, 3-3 FT) while recording 12 rebounds, two assists and one steal in 37 minutes during Tuesday's 106-100 defeat to Memphis.
The 26-year-old continued his solid start to the G League season, posting his first double-double of the season for the Legends. Baba remains one of the more consistent players on Texas this season.
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Yudai Baba: Great showing off bench
Baba scored 19 points (8-13 FG, 1-3 3Pt) to go with six rebounds, five steals, one assist and one turnover in 32 minutes during Saturday's 120-103 victory over Lakeland.
The 26-year-old out of Japan impressed with a solid two-way effort during the Legends' victory. Baba saw 32 minutes off of the bench en route to a team-high five steals. The 2017 second-round pick is off to a good start to the season for Texas.
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Yudai Baba: Held scoreless Friday
Baba did not score (0-3 FG) but totaled three assists and two rebounds in a win over Sioux Falls on Friday.
Baba was shut out in the high-scoring affair despite logging 22 minutes of playing time. The undrafted rookie is averaging only 4.8 points while shooting a combined 6-for-21 (28.6 percent) from the field over his last four contests.
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Yudai Baba: Nearly perfect from field in loss
Baba scored 19 points (8-9 FG, 3-3 3Pt) in a G League loss to Memphis on Wednesday.
Baba caught fire from the field, converting all three of his attempts from deep and misfiring on only one of his nine shots overall. He chipped in three rebounds, two steals and one assist in a tidy 19 minutes of action. The rookie's point total was his highest of the season.
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Yudai Baba: Sets season high with 14 points
Baba tallied 14 points (6-7 FG, 2-3 3Pt) along with seven rebounds, four assists and three steals in Saturday's victory over Rio Grande Valley.
Baba has taken advantage of increased playing time over his last three games, registering double-digit scoring in each contest after doing so only once in his first 21 games. Overall, the undrafted rookie from Japan is averaging 4.8 points and 2.4 rebounds while playing 16.6 minutes per contest this season.
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Yudai Baba: Scores 11 points Friday
Baba scored 11 points (4-7 FG, 1-3 3Pt, 1-1 FT) in a victory over Stockton on Friday.
The undrafted rookie enjoyed his best game of the season, notching a career high in points (11) and tying his high with four field goals. Baba entered the contest having made only five of his previous 18 shot attempts, so he'll look to use Friday's performance as a springboard to better shooting days ahead.
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Yudai Baba: Grabs three rebounds Friday
Baba failed to score or take a shot but contributed three rebounds, a block and a steal over nine minutes in Friday's win over Fort Wayne.
Baba has now gone scoreless in three of his seven games this season. The 24-year-old hasn't had much of a chance to show his abilities on the court as he is averaging only 11.1 minutes per contest through seven games.
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Player Bio
| HT/WT: 6-6, 198 lbs |
| Birthplace: Toyama, Japan |
| Age: 30 |