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Deron Williams, Brook Lopez among four out for Nets game vs. Wolves

Brook Lopez and Deron Williams have dealt with injury problems all season. (Don Emmert/AFP/Getty Images)

Brook Lopez and Deron Williams have dealt with injury problems all season. (Don Emmert /AFP/Getty Images)

Brooklyn Nets guard Deron Williams and center Brook Lopez will not play in Friday night's game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, the team announced.

Williams and Lopez are both dealing with ankle injuries.

The team will also be without forward Andrei Kirilenko and guard Jason Terry. Kirilenko has a back injury and Terry is dealing with a bruised left knee.

The Nets are 3-8 this season and have lost three games in a row.

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Williams injured his left ankle during the second quarter of Wednesday night's 95-91 loss to the Charlotte Bobcats when he landed on Bobcats guard Kemba Walker's foot after shooting a  jumper.

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