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LOS ANGELES -- Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw is scheduled to pitch in a minor league rehab game for Class A Rancho Cucamonga on Saturday.Los Angeles manager Dave Roberts said Friday that the left-hander will throw three innings or around 50 pitches, with lefty Brett Anderson to follow. Anderson is on the disabled list with a finger blister.Kershaw has been sidelined for more than two months with a herniated disk in his back. He came out of a simulated game at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday in good order, tossing two innings. Kershaw was 11-2 with a 1.79 ERA before getting injured in late June.The NL West leading-Dodgers have taken a conservative approach with Kershaws comeback during a time when they are in dire need of replenishing the starting rotation. Joining Kershaw and Anderson on the DL are Hyun-Jin Ryu, Scott Kazmir, Brandon McCarthy and Alex Wood.Ryu appears out for the season because of a left elbow injury, while Anderson, Kazmir and McCarthy are close to returning. 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The great thing about being an athlete today is you can make a stand for what you believe in, and its OK.For Wade, that meant spending his Saturday morning pedaling along a 6-mile course in Coconut Grove alongside more than 1,000 other cyclists that included minority children, adults from various backgrounds and police officers from Miami in the D-Wade CommUNITY Bike Ride. The event capped a week of promotional events Wades foundation held back in Miami before the former Heat icon heads to his Chicago hometown to open training camp next week after signing with the Bulls.Wade, who spent his first 13 season with the Heat and won three NBA titles in Miami, has spent much of the offseason engaged in social activism in both cities. He has also been at the forefront in a recent trend of professional athletes who have used their platforms to address police brutality, discrimination of minorities and inner-city gun violence.Although Saturdays bike event was planned months earlier, it came a day after a shooting spree in Philadelphia left two people dead and two police officers among five others who were wounded. The tragedy in Philadelphia follows other police-involved shootings in Baton Rouge, Dallas, Minneapolis and Miami that have gripped the country in recent months.First of all, its not OK, Wade told ESPN when asked about the Philadelphia shootings. Im not promoting that killing is OK. Im a supporter of my community, the African-American community. Im a believer in Black Lives Matter, 100 percent. But Im also a believer that its not OK for anyone to kill. Its all about communication.Wade, 34, said all sides need to do a better job of listening and respecting opposing viewpoints.I think police need to do a better job of communicating to the community of what theyre looking for and what theyre out there doing, Wade continued, speaking of the general unrest that exists in some communities. And its important for the community to have an opportunity to communicate back to them as well -- to have them explain whatever their problems [are] and how theyre handling them -- to be able to move past this terrible epidemic were seeing. Today, this ride was all about unity.Wade said his event Saturday was designed to bring everyone together for a positive examplle of interaction between law enforcement officials and residents of the communities they serve.dddddddddddd As Wade moved his bike toward the front of the line to start Saturdays race, organizers motioned for a young African-American boy to join an assistant Miami police chief to both ride alongside the 12-time All-Star.After the race, Wade spoke to the crowd about bike safety and community engagement before the event eventually turned into a waterfront block party. Its been an emotional summer for Wade, who has spent most of the summer addressing a number of social issues. In July, he spoke at the ESPYS alongside NBA star friends Carmelo Anthony, LeBron James and Chris Paul in a plea to police shootings and retaliatory gun violence. Last month, Wade spoke on panel hosted by ESPNs The Undefeated that addressed athletes and gun violence. A day later in Chicago, Wades cousin was killed as she pushed a stroller down the street in a shooting that was intended for another target.All of those events have weighed heavily on Wade and his family.When something hits you the way it hit us, it becomes [more] real, Wade said. And the great thing about my family is we come together more and try to be stronger and make more of an impact as much as we can. No matter what shape, size or color you are, you were invited out here today to understand how important community is and how strong we are when we come together.Wade also said hes been encouraged by other athletes who have answered the call the four NBA stars made during the ESPYS show two months ago. Wade has since seen a group of athletes follow San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who has been kneeling in protest during the playing of the national anthem to call attention to racial discrimination in the country.Count Wade among some NBA players who believe athletes in their sport will continue to find ways to express themselves and their discontent with social issues once the season opens next month.If you seys[/url] ' ' '