NBA Player News
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Alex Sarr C | WAS
Wizards' Alex Sarr: Available to play
Sarr (illness) is available for Thursday's game against the Bucks.
Sarr is feeling a bit under the weather, but he'll power through and get out there for Thursday's game. The sophomore center is averaging 17.7 points, 7.5 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 1.0 triples and 2.2 swats per game this season.
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Mitchell Robinson C | NY
Knicks' Mitchell Robinson: Not listed on injury report
Robinson (ankle) is not listed on the injury report ahead of Friday's game versus Portland, Stefan Bondy of The New York Post reports.
Robinson missed Wednesday's win over the Raptors for rest purposes, with that game being the second of a back-to-back set, but he'll get back out there for Friday's game. Robinson is averaging 4.9 points, 9.3 rebounds and 1.2 blocks in 19.7 minutes per game this season.
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Robert Williams III C | POR
Trail Blazers' Robert Williams: Questionable for Friday
Williams is questionable for Friday's game against the Knicks due to left knee injury management.
The Trail Blazers are likely to check back in on Williams' health closer to Friday's tipoff. With Duop Reath having undergone season-ending surgery Thursday, Portland could be left with rookie first-rounder Yang Hansen to step into the No. 2 center gig behind Donovan Clingan.
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Neemias Queta C | BOS
Celtics' Neemias Queta: Expected to play Friday
Queta is probable for Friday's game against the Kings due to an illness, per Justin Turpin of WEEI.com.
After sitting out Wednesday's loss to the Hawks, Queta appears to be primed to return to the court Friday. Amari Williams figures to revert back to the bench. Over his last six appearances, Queta has averaged 9.5 points, 6.0 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 1.7 blocks and 1.3 steals in 25.9 minutes per game while shooting 52.9 percent from the floor.
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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.