NBA Player News

Kleber (toe) has been ruled out for Wednesday's game against the Raptors.

Kleber will rest on the second leg of the Mavericks' back-to-back set, but he should be back in action for Friday's game in Boston. While Kleber is sidelined Wednesday, centers Dereck Lively and Daniel Gafford and big man P.J. Washington should all have higher minutes floors.

Lively (nose) is available for Wednesday's game against the Raptors.

As expected, Lively has been upgraded from probable to available and will suit up for a fifth straight contest. Over his last four appearances, Lively has averaged 6.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.0 blocks and 1.0 steals in 17.3 minutes per game.

Boucher (illness) has been ruled out for Wednesday's game against the Mavericks, Eric Koreen of The Athletic reports.

Boucher isn't a consistent part of the rotation, so his absence Wednesday shouldn't impact how the minutes are distributed among Raptors frontcourt players.

Poeltl (ankle) is available for Wednesday's game versus the Mavericks, Josh Lewenberg of TSN.ca reports.

Poeltl has been upgraded from questionable to available Wednesday despite dealing with a left ankle sprain he suffered against Indiana. The 28-year-old big man is averaging 13.2 points, 9.8 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.6 blocks in 24.8 minutes across his last five appearances.

Hartenstein (Achilles) isn't listed on New York's injury report ahead of Thursday's game against the Warriors.

Hartenstein continues to work back from an Achilles injury that caused him to miss a three-game stretch in mid-February. He appeared in three straight contests before sitting out the second night of a back-to-back set Tuesday, but his production has been modest recently. Fantasy managers should expect Hartenstein to be limited to around 25-28 minutes during Thursday's matchup.

Ayton was diagnosed with a right hand sprain Wednesday, and he will be considered day-to-day moving forward, Sean Highkin of RoseGardenReport.com reports.

The day-to-day tag can be considered a positive update, although with Portland's next two games coming as a Friday-Saturday, back-to-back set, it wouldn't be shocking to see him miss at least one game. If he is forced to the sidelines, Duop Reath or Jabari Walker would have an opportunity to start, and both those guys would be in play as potential targets in daily fantasy leagues.

Kessler is questionable for Thursday's game against the Magic due to a right foot sprain.

Kessler hasn't missed a game since mid-December, but he's dealing with a foot injury after posting a double-double in Tuesday's loss to Atlanta. If he's unavailable against Orlando, John Collins, Taylor Hendricks and Omer Yurtseven could see additional playing time.

Coach Frank Vogel said Wednesday that Nurkic is still dealing with a sore ankle but should be able to play Thursday versus Houston, Gerald Bourguet of GoPHNX.com reports.

Nurkic has been dealing with the ankle injury for over a week, but it wasn't an issue during Sunday's win over the Lakers, as the big man posted 18 points, 22 rebounds and seven assists. The Suns haven't released their official injury report yet, but it sounds like Nurkic is trending toward being probable, at worst.

Zubac is questionable for Wednesday's game against the Lakers due to an illness, Tomer Azarly of ClutchPoints.com reports.

Zubac wasn't on the Clippers' initial injury report, but it's unclear whether he'll be able to suit up against the Lakers. He's been productive recently, averaging 11.6 points and 9.8 rebounds in 28.0 minutes per game over his last five appearances, and his potential absence would be a blow for a team that will already be without Paul George (knee) on Wednesday.

Gobert is listed as questionable for Wednesday's game versus the Grizzlies due to a left ankle sprain.

After being upgraded to available Tuesday, a left ankle sprain has Gobert in danger of missing the second half of Minnesota's back-to-back Wednesday. If the 31-year-old center is ruled out, Naz Reid will likely receive increased playing time in his absence.