NBA Player News
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Duop Reath C | ATL
Trail Blazers' Duop Reath: Undergoes season-ending surgery
The Trail Blazers announced Thursday that Reath has undergone season-ending right foot surgery.
Reath was diagnosed with a stress reaction in his right foot, which required surgery, and his 2025-26 campaign is now over. Before going down, the 29-year-old big man averaged 2.9 points, 1.2 rebounds and 0.3 assists in 8.1 minutes per contest through games this season. With Reath now done for the year, Robert Williams is in line to serve as Portland's primary backup at center behind Donovan Clingan the rest of the way.
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Kel'el Ware C | MIA
Heat's Kel'el Ware: Likely to play Thursday
Ware is probable for Thursday's game against the Bulls with a right hamstring strain.
The second-year big man is likely to play the second half of Miami's back-to-back set. Ware logged seven minutes during his return to action from a four-game absence against Orlando on Wednesday. Over his past seven outings, Ware is trending down, averaging 7.0 points, 4.4 rebounds and 0.4 assists in 14.2 minutes per game while shooting 46.8 percent from the floor.
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Rudy Gobert C | MIN
Timberwolves' Rudy Gobert: Listed questionable Thursday
Gobert is questionable for Thursday's game against the Thunder due to a left ankle sprain.
Gobert's status could be determined by a game-time decision based on pregame warmups. If the star big man is ultimately downgraded to out, Naz Reid stands out as the most likely choice to step into a featured role at center for the Timberwolves.
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Jarrett Allen C | CLE
Cavaliers' Jarrett Allen: Nearly double-doubles
Allen finished Wednesday's 129-99 win over the Lakers with 17 points (8-11 FG, 1-2 FT), nine rebounds, two assists and one steal across 24 minutes.
Allen finished one rebound shy of a double-double, and he saw a reduced workload due to the lopsided score. With Evan Mobley (calf) sidelined for a while, Allen has a nice little window in front of him for increased fantasy appeal.
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Deandre Ayton C | LAL
Lakers' Deandre Ayton: Miled effort in loss
Ayton provided 10 points (4-4 FG, 2-2 FT), four rebounds, two assists and one block across 19 minutes during Wednesday's 129-99 loss to the Cavaliers.
Ayton continues to trend in the wrong direction for the Lakers. Over his last seven outings, he's seen 23.6 minutes per game with 10.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 0.7 blocks on 55.4 percent shooting from the field. Jaxson Hayes and Jarred Vanderbilt don't appear to be serious threats to his starting job for now, however.
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Jay Huff C | IND
Pacers' Jay Huff: Emerges in win
Huff finished with 10 points (4-10 FG, 1-5 3Pt, 1-2 FT), seven rebounds, one assist, one block and three steals over 23 minutes during Wednesday's 113-110 victory over Chicago.
After seeing a combined five minutes in his previous two appearances, Huff reemerged in a big way Wednesday night. Indiana's center rotation remains a mess, and the team has recently leaned on smaller lineups with Jarace Walker getting more run. Keep an eye on Huff in case he's able to build some momentum.
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Alperen Sengun C | HOU
Rockets' Alperen Sengun: Questionable with ankle sprain
Sengun is questionable for Thursday's game against Atlanta due to a right ankle sprain, Brad Rowland of the Locked On Podcast Network reports.
Sengun tweaked his ankle late in Wednesday's loss to the Spurs and was seen favoring it a bit, so the Rockets could take his status down to the wire Thursday. If the star big man is unable to play against the Hawks, Houston would be down to Clint Capela as its lone traditional big man. Josh Okogie and Jae'Sean Tate could also see some minutes at center in small-ball lineups.
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Onyeka Okongwu C | ATL
Hawks' Onyeka Okongwu: Ruled out Thursday
Okongwu (face) will not play Thursday against Houston.
Okongwu left Wednesday's game early with a facial contusion, which has since been updated to a dental fracture. It remains to be seen if this will also sideline him Saturday against the Pacers. In the meantime, it will be interesting to see how much the Hawks utilize Christian Koloko and Mouhamed Gueye at center.
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Kel'el Ware C | MIA
Heat's Kel'el Ware: Light role in return
Ware (hamstring) logged seven minutes and recorded four points (2-5 FG, 0-1 3Pt), four rebounds and one block in Wednesday's 133-124 loss to the Magic.
Ware had missed the Heat's previous four games due to a right hamstring strain before returning to action Wednesday. With the Heat riding starting center Bam Adebayo for 39 minutes in the loss, little playing time was left over for Ware, who typically doesn't play alongside Adebayo when Miami is close to full strength in the frontcourt. With season-long averages of 11.5 points, 9.6 rebounds, 1.2 three-pointers, 1.1 blocks and 0.8 steals in just 23.4 minutes per game, Ware has undeniable fantasy upside when given extended run, but he'll likely struggle to reach the 20-minute mark on a regular basis so long as Adebayo is healthy.
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Nikola Vucevic C | BOS
Bulls' Nikola Vucevic: Fills stat sheet Wednesday
Vucevic ended Wednesday's 113-110 loss to Indiana with 25 points (10-17 FG, 3-4 3Pt, 2-2 FT), nine rebounds, four assists, two blocks and one steal over 29 minutes.
Vucevic came just one rebound shy of recording what would've been a second straight double-double, but he delivered a strong outing anyway since he made his presence felt in each of the five major categories -- a feat he's achieved in three of his last five games. Over that stretch, Vucevic is averaging 17.6 points, 8.6 rebounds, 4.4 assists, 1.2 blocks and 0.8 steals per contest.