Oklahoma City's Perkins leaves game with strained hip

8:21 PM, May 5, 2012   |    comments
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Dallas, TX (Sports Network) - Oklahoma City Thunder center Kendrick Perkins left Game 4 of Saturday's Western Conference quarterfinal with a strained right hip and will not return.

Perkins suffered the injury late in the first quarter while defending the Mavericks' Jason Terry.

The Thunder's starting center pulled up after making a move to his right and immediately grabbed his hip.

Perkins had two rebounds and two assists before exiting the game.

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