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Carmelo cleared to play Friday (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

Denver Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony has been cleared by his doctor to play Friday night against Charlotte. Anthony has missed the last 10 games with a broken bone in his right hand. He was hurt on Jan. 5 against Indiana. The team went 6-4 in his absence. Anthony was averaging 21.1 points and 7.3 rebounds per game.