NBA Player News
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Joel Embiid C | PHI
76ers' Joel Embiid: Scores 12 points in win
Embiid finished Thursday's 99-98 win over the Warriors with 12 points (5-13 FG, 0-5 3Pt, 2-2 FT), six rebounds, three assists and one block over 25 minutes.
Initially listed as doubtful for Thursday's game, Embiid returned to action and saw a decent workload in the win. He was struggling to find his rhythm, however, and that's to be expected given how little he's actually seen the floor this season. The 76ers face the Bucks on Friday for the second leg of a back-to-back set, and it's highly unlikely that Embiid suits up.
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Rudy Gobert C | MIN
Timberwolves' Rudy Gobert: Double-doubles in win
Gobert closed Thursday's 125-116 win over the Pelicans with 15 points (5-8 FG, 5-8 FT), 12 rebounds, three assists and one block across 24 minutes.
Gobert dominated his matchup with the 20-year-old Derik Queen, winning the rebounding battle in wins both Tuesday and Thursday. Over the past two contests, Gobert racked up a total of 41 points and 25 rebounds while shooting 14-for-18 from the field.
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Neemias Queta C | BOS
Celtics' Neemias Queta: Swats four shots in Thursday's win
Queta finished Thursday's 146-101 win over the Wizards with 17 points (7-9 FG, 3-4 FT), four rebounds, two assists, four blocks and one steal over 21 minutes.
Queta and the rest of the Celtics' starters didn't play much in the fourth quarter thanks to their comfortable lead. However, the fifth-year center still managed to make an impact on both ends of the floor, and he finished Thursday's game tying a season high in blocks. Queta has scored at least 13 points in five of his last eight outings, and over that span he has averaged 12.4 points on 71.4 percent shooting, 8.3 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.5 blocks over 22.8 minutes per game.
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Mitchell Robinson C | NY
Knicks' Mitchell Robinson: Will play vs. Jazz
Robinson (ankle) isn't listed on the injury report ahead of Friday's game against Utah.
Robinson sat out of the second half of New York's back-to-back Wednesday, but as expected, he'll be back in action Friday. The big man is averaging 2.3 points, 8.0 rebounds and 1.3 steals in his last four games, all off the bench.
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Kyle Filipowski PF | UTA
Jazz's Kyle Filipowski: Getting chance with first unit
Filipowski is starting Thursday's game against the Nets.
Filipowski has been playing well off the bench lately, averaging 10.8 points, 6.8 rebounds and 2.3 assists in his last six appearances. He'll draw the start Thursday with Jusuf Nurkic (ribs) and Kevin Love (rest) sidelined.
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Zach Collins C | CHI
Bulls' Zach Collins: Questionable for Friday
Collins (wrist) is questionable for Friday's game against the Pacers.
Collins is inching his way towards making his regular-season debut, but he'll likely have some restrictions in his first game of the season. As long as Nikola Vucevic is healthy, Collins will likely have a muted role in Chicago.
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Al Horford C | GS
Warriors' Al Horford: Starting Thursday
Horford is in the starting lineup for Thursday's game against the 76ers.
Horford will return from a four-game absence Thursday night, and with Stephen Curry (quad) and Jimmy Butler (knee) unavailable, Horford could be more involved in the offense. Joining him in the first unit will be Brandin Podziemski, Moses Moody, Will Richard and Draymond Green.
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Andre Drummond C | PHI
76ers' Andre Drummond: Headed to bench
Drummond will return to the bench for Thursday's game against the Warriors, Austin Krell of OnPattison.com reports.
Joel Embiid (knee) is back and starting, and Drummond will shift back to a reserve role, so his value will dip. As a member of the second unit this season, Drummond has registered averages of 5.2 points and 6.9 rebounds per game.
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Joel Embiid C | PHI
76ers' Joel Embiid: Available Thursday
Embiid (knee) is listed as available for Thursday's game against the Warriors, Austin Krell of OnPattison.com reports.
Embiid was initially listed as doubtful for Thursday's game but was bumped to questionable after going through shootaround, and now, he has been cleared to play. This is the first half of a back-to-back set, and given Embiid's history with his knees, fantasy managers can expect him to sit out Friday's matchup in Milwaukee. In his only appearance since Nov. 8, Embiid posted 18 points (6-14 FG), four rebounds, two assists, a steal and a block in 30 minutes during a 142-134 loss to Atlanta.
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Al Horford C | GS
Warriors' Al Horford: Available Thursday
Horford (back) is listed as available for Thursday's game against the 76ers, Sam Gordon of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Horford will suit up Thursday after missing his past four games due to sciatica. With Stephen Curry (quad) and Jimmy Butler (knee) banged up, more opportunity could be in line for Horford, although he has played just 21.8 minutes a game this season and is coming off an injury.