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Hartenstein will come off the bench during Wednesday's game against the Pistons, Clemente Almanza of USA Today reports.

Hartenstein will be in the second unit for the Thunder on Wednesday against Detroit. The veteran big man has come off the bench three times for Oklahoma City this season, averaging 12.3 points, 10.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 1.0 steals and 1.7 blocks per game while shooting 59.3 percent from the field.

Jordan is in the starting lineup for Wednesday's game against the Spurs, Paul Garcia of ProjectSpurs.com reports.

Jordan is one of several players who will have the chance to handle an expanded role Wednesday, as head coach Michael Malone decided to rest all the usual starters. Jordan has made four starts this season, averaging 8.3 points, 12.3 rebounds, 3.3 assists and a combined 2.1 steals-plus-blocks per game in those four contests.

Holmes has been ruled out for the remainder of Wednesday's game against the Kings due to a right shoulder contusion, Josh Robbins of The Athletic reports.

He'll finish the contest with two points (1-1 FG) across two minutes. Tristan Vukcevic will serve as the Wizards' top backup option at center for the remainder of the contest. Holmes can be viewed as day-to-day heading into the second leg of the Wizards' back-to-back set Thursday versus the Magic.

Lively (ankle) will start at center in Wednesday's game against the Hawks, Grant Afseth of DallasHoopsJournal.com reports.

Lively will make his long-awaited return to the floor after having been sidelined since Jan. 14 with a right ankle stress fracture. He'll move back into the starting five right away, though Lively is likely to be operating with a minute restriction.

Gafford will come off the bench for Wednesday's game against the Hawks, Grant Afseth of DallasHoopsJournal.com reports.

Gafford returned from a 21-game absence Monday and played 19 minutes as the Mavericks' starting center. However, with Dereck Lively available for the first time since January, Gafford will retreat to a bench role.

Holmes exited Wednesday's game against Sacramento in the first quarter with an an apparent injury and made a trip to the locker room, Varun Shankar of The Washington Post reports.

Holmes posted two points (1-1 FG) in two minutes before checking out of the contest with 1:09 remaining in the opening period. If Holmes is unable to return, Tristan Vukcevic would handle any backup minutes at center available behind Alex Sarr for the remainder of the contest.

Jokic (ankle) has been ruled out for Thursday's game against the Spurs, Brendan Vogt of TheDNVR.com reports.

Jokic will not play in the second game of a back-to-back Wednesday against the Spurs. The superstar big man continues to manage an ankle injury during the final stretch of the regular season. Denver will likely turn to Zeke Nnaji and DeAndre Jordan to pick up the slack in the frontcourt in Denver.

Kornet is in the starting lineup for Wednesday's game against the Heat, Justin Turpin of WEEI.com reports.

The Celtics will be shorthanded in the frontcourt due to the absences of Al Horford (toe) and Kristaps Porzingis (illness), so Kornet will get the start at center. The big man is averaging 9.1 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game in his previous 12 starts this season.

Tillman will come off the bench during Wednesday's game against the Heat, Justin Turpin of WEEI.com reports.

After getting the starting nod for Monday's win against the Grizzlies, Tillman will return to the second unit for Wednesday's matchup against Miami. The 25-year-old big man hasn't made much of a fantasy impact this season while playing for the Celtics, averaging 7.2 minutes per game.

Bryant is not in the starting lineup for Wednesday's game against the Hornets.

Not much of a surprise here, as Bryant will return to his regular bench role with Myles Turner (illness) in the first unit. Bryant has been averaging 5.5 points, 3.1 rebounds and 0.5 blocks per game in 15 appearances off the bench since the beginning of March.