NBA Player News
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Anthony Davis C | WAS
Lakers' Anthony Davis: Starting against Denver
Davis (Achilles) is available and starting against the Nuggets on Saturday, Ryan Ward of LakersNation.com reports.
Davis will remain in the starting unit despite dealing with an Achilles injury that has been bothering him for most of the season, and the star big man is expected to handle a full workload against the reigning NBA champions. Davis has been on a tear of late and is averaging 27.2 points, 12.8 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 2.7 blocks per game across his last 10 appearances.
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Deandre Ayton C | LAL
Trail Blazers' Deandre Ayton: Ruled out to face Memphis
Ayton (hand) has been ruled out to face the Grizzlies on Saturday.
Ayton was initially listed as doubtful, and he won't be suiting up to face Memphis in a battle of two injury-riddled teams that won't be making the playoffs and are already thinking about next season. Ayton's next chance to play will come against the Timberwolves on Monday.
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Nicolas Claxton C | BKN
Nets' Nic Claxton: Fills stat sheet in win Saturday
Claxton accumulated 12 points (6-9 FG, 0-2 FT), 13 rebounds, four assists, two blocks and two steals in 34 minutes during Saturday's 114-102 victory over the Hawks.
Claxton delivered a much-needed bounce-back performance in this game, battling against Clint Capela down low and registering his first double-double since Feb. 3. Claxton has proven he can get the job done on both ends of the court on a steady basis. Still, he had been very inconsistent of late, averaging only 10.1 points and 8.3 rebounds per game across 12 February appearances.
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Bam Adebayo PF | MIA
Heat's Bam Adebayo: Goes to locker room
Adebayo left Saturday's game versus the Jazz and went to the locker room, Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald reports.
Adebayo got into a scramble and came away holding his hip area as he limped to the locker room. Kevin Love (heel) is already out for the Heat, so their frontcourt will be in trouble if Adebayo is unable to return.
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Clint Capela C | HOU
Hawks' Clint Capela: Records double-double Saturday
Capela finished Saturday's 114-102 loss to the Nets with 11 points (4-7 FG, 3-4 FT), 10 rebounds, two assists and one steal across 24 minutes.
Capela hasn't received many touches on offense of late, which is not surprising considering he's often sharing the court with Dejounte Murray, Jalen Johnson and Saddiq Bey, but the veteran big man made the most of his chances in this one. He scored in double digits -- and recorded a double-double -- for the first time since Feb. 3, and there's a chance this performance is exactly what he needs to stop the cold streak he had been riding since returning from injury.
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Ivica Zubac C | IND
Clippers' Ivica Zubac: Officially listed as questionable
Zubac (illness) is listed as questionable to face the Timberwolves on Sunday, Tomer Azarly of ClutchPoints.com reports.
Zubac is traveling with the rest of the Clippers for their upcoming three-game road trip, so that's certainly a step in the right direction after he missed the previous two contests. If deemed available to play Sunday, he should enter the starting lineup right away in order to battle in the paint with Minnesota's twin towers, Karl-Anthony Towns and Rudy Gobert.
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Ivica Zubac C | IND
Clippers' Ivica Zubac: Travelling for road trip
Zubac (illness) is traveling with the Clippers for their upcoming three-game road trip starting Sunday at Minnesota, Tomer Azarly of ClutchPoints.com reports.
Zubac missed the Clippers' last two games, a loss against the Lakers and a blowout win over the Wizards, but he seems to be trending in the right direction. Right now, he should be considered questionable to face Minnesota on Sunday until the team delivers an official update.
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Dereck Lively II C | DAL
Mavericks' Dereck Lively: Listed as available for Sunday
Lively (nose) is available for Sunday's game against the 76ers.
Lively showed up on Dallas' injury report, but he's listed as available. The rookie has appeared in six straight games (five starts) since returning to action following a broken nose, averaging 8.3 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.3 blocks in 19.2 minutes during that stretch.