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NEW ORLEANS - Pelicans forward Anthony Davis is back in New Orleans lineup against the Utah Jazz, five nights after being sidelined by a mysterious chest injury.Speaking shortly before tip-off Tuesday night, Davis said he remains unsure what caused the injury that sent him to the hospital last Friday night, when the Pelicans beat the Cleveland Cavaliers without Davis on the court for most of the game.It looks like nothings there, Davis said when asked if there was any sign of bruising. I dont remember getting hit, so I might have turned a certain way and it happened.Im not sure, but the pain was there for something, he added. Its scary when you go through something like that and youre not really sure how it happened.The injury caused Davis to leave the game in the middle of the first quarter, and he wound up staying overnight at a hospital for a series of scans and tests that came back negative. He remained sore on Sunday, so the team held him out of that nights overtime loss to Golden State as a precaution.The team was unable to pinpoint how the injury occurred by reviewing video of the game.I couldnt really breathe and I had a sharp pain in my chest, so I was trying to see what was going on, Davis recalled. It was an unusual pain I never had before and it was very uncomfortable.Davis, who is averaging 24.3 points, 10.2 rebounds and 2.7 blocks, had been listed as day to day on Monday. He said he will wear protective gear on his chest — similar to a flak jacket — against Utah.He made the decision to play after participating in shootaround earlier Tuesday. He has not practiced with the protective gear on his chest but didnt sound concerned about adjusting to using it during a game.Ive just got to go out there and play and not worry about it, he said. I know Ill be comfortable with it. Sebastian Rudy Jersey . 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At that time, many European countries are in mid-season breaks or in their off-season. Asia and Africa are used to playing their continental championships at the start of a year.A January 2022 kickoff remains in play although it seemms designed to fail.dddddddddddd FIFA President Sepp Blatter, who is an IOC member, has assured IOC President Thomas Bach that the World Cup will not clash with the 2022 Winter Olympics.The IOC is currently evaluating candidate cities Beijing and Almaty, Kazakhstan, to host a Winter Games expected to be held in February 2022.The 214-member European Club Association has suggested the Olympics move its dates, and also proposed a World Cup from April 28-May 29.That option has long been rejected by Valcke, who reiterated that the start of month-long Ramadan fasting on April 2, 2022, must also be considered.The players union, FIFPro, also opposes the clubs spring plan because of the heat.The health and safety of the players is non-negotiable, FIFPro said in a statement. Staging a World Cup in and around the oppressive summer months of Qatar is simply not an option.European leagues suggested a compromise May-June tournament.FIFA said the panel will meet early next year, likely in February, to assess reports from Valcke and Asian Football Confederation President Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa of Bahrain on proposals made at Mondays meeting.We are pleased with the level of detail provided by the participants and with the productive discussions that took place today, Sheik Salman said.FIFAs executive committee could decide on the World Cup dates in March. ' ' '