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Davis (ankle) will play in Friday's game against the Hawks.

After sitting out Thursday's win over Portland with an ankle injury, Davis is back in action Friday and shouldn't face any minutes restrictions. The superstar big man is averaging 22.0 points, 12.9 rebounds, 4.1 assists, 2.0 blocks and 1.6 steals over his last seven games. It's a soft matchup for Davis against the Hawks, who rank 27th in the league in points per game allowed (119.4).

Clarke (calf) is available for Friday's game against the Kings.

Clarke has missed Memphis' past two games due to a calf issue, but he's good to go Friday. With Zach Edey (concussion) back in the mix as well, however, Clarke will likely have to share reserve frontcourt minutes with Jay Huff off the Grizzlies' bench.

Edey (concussion) will be available for Friday's game against the Kings, Damichael Cole of The Memphis Commercial Appeal reports.

Edey will return following a two-game absence while navigating through the league's concussion protocol, and the rookie big man should recover his place in the starting lineup right away. Edey is averaging 11.3 points, 8.0 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game this season.

Carter is not in the Magic's starting lineup for Friday's game against the Raptors.

Carter has started in the last two games and has averaged 14.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 1.0 steals over 30.5 minutes per game over that span. However, he will retreat to the bench Friday while Caleb Houstan enters the starting lineup for the first time this season.

Lively won't have a minutes restriction in Friday's game versus the Cavaliers, Christian Clark of The New Orleans Times-Picayune reports.

Lively returned to action Wednesday after missing three straight games with a hip injury and logged just 20 minutes. However, Lively will now be available to play closer to the 26.4 minutes per contest he was averaging in his previous 10 appearances.

Kleber (oblique) has been cleared to play against the Cavaliers, Grant Afseth of DallasHoopsJournal.com reports.

Kleber is available to help the Mavericks on Friday as the team takes on the Cavaliers in Dallas. He has had some rough performances lately, scoring only five points combined over the last three games after dropping 15 points against the Suns last Saturday.

Landale (knee) is available for Friday's game against the Celtics, Danielle Lerner of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Landale will suit up after he was deemed questionable due to a sprained knee. However, the big man has been a healthy scratch during each of the club's last three outings, and his availability shouldn't affect any fantasy decisions.

Porzingis (ankle) is available for Friday's game against the Rockets, Justin Turpin of WEEI.com reports.

Porzingis has been sidelined for Boston's last four games due to a left ankle sprain he suffered against Philadelphia on Christmas Day. He started in eight of the Celtics' nine games prior to his injury, and over that span he averaged 17.9 points, 6.0 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.8 blocks over 27.4 minutes per game. Porzingis should be in the starting lineup for Friday's game due to Al Horford (rest) sitting for the second leg of the Celtics' back-to-back set.

Collins (hip) is listed as questionable for Saturday's game versus the Heat.

Collins is in danger of missing his sixth straight game Saturday due to a hip injury. If Collins is ultimately ruled out yet again, Micah Potter, Svi Mykhailiuk and Johnny Juzang will likely all continue receiving increased playing time.

The Thunder recalled Carlson from the G League's Oklahoma City Blue on Friday, Clemente Almanza of USA Today reports.

Carlson practiced with the Blue earlier in the day but will be back with the Thunder for Friday's game against the Knicks.