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McNeeley (ankle) is listed out for Thursday's game against Houston.

McNeeley had been ruled out ahead of the Hornets' last two games due to a left ankle sprain, and he's apparently not fully recovered from the injury coming out of the All-Star break. The rookie first-round pick hadn't been a regular part of the rotation at the NBA level prior to getting hurt and could be assigned to the G League's Greensboro Swarm once he's healthy again.

Grimes (illness) is not listed on the injury report ahead of Thursday's game against the Hawks.

Grimes was sidelined for the 76ers' last two games before the All-Star break while working through an illness, but his absence from the injury report indicates that he'll return Thursday. He has averaged 9.7 points, 3.7 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 1.2 threes and 0.9 steals over 26.6 minutes per game since the new year.

Mobley (calf) will play in Thursday's game against Brooklyn.

Cavaliers head coach Kenny Atkinson said Wednesday morning that Mobley was on track to face the Nets, and Cleveland's initial injury report confirmed that sentiment. Mobley missed seven straight games leading up to the All-Star break with a strained left calf. He's averaging 17.9 points, 8.8 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2.0 blocks across 33.4 minutes per game this season.

Wade (ankle) is off the injury report for Thursday's game against the Nets.

Head coach Kenny Atkinson said Wednesday that Wade was on track to play, and Cleveland's injury report confirms that the forward will be available to open the second-half schedule. Wade has averaged a modest 5.7 points, 4.6 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.2 steals in 23.4 minutes per game in his last nine appearances, and the expectation is that his return along with Evan Mobley's (calf) will result in Jaylon Tyson and Sam Merrill moving back to the bench.

Tomlin has been ruled out for Thursday's game against the Nets due to left calf soreness.

Tomlin may have tweaked his left calf before or during the All-Star break. The injury will keep him sidelined Thursday, but depending on the severity of the injury, he could be available for the back end of the Cavaliers' back-to-back set Friday against the Hornets. Tomlin was averaging 17.2 minutes per game off the bench in his five appearances prior to the ASB, and those minutes will likely be absorbed by Jaylon Tyson, Larry Nance and Sam Merrill.

The Timberwolves waived Juzang on Wednesday, Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic reports.

After signing a two-way contract in October, Juzang served as little more than an emergency depth piece for Minnesota, averaging just 4.2 minutes per contest. Though he had made just 21 appearances, Juzang was active for 50 games, making him ineligible to play for the Timberwolves for the rest of the season unless he was upgraded to a standard deal. Juzang still would have been able to play in games with the G League's Iowa Wolves, but Minnesota will instead look to sign another player with its vacant two-way slot who will be eligible to move between both the NBA and G League levels.

Embiid has been ruled out for Thursday's game against the Hawks due to right shin soreness and right knee injury management, Tim Bontemps of ESPN.com reports.

Embiid was held out of the 76ers' final two games before the All-Star break due to right knee injury management. However, a shin issue cropped up over the break, so Embiid will be held out of Thursday's contest with the hopes that he'll be available to return against the Pelicans on Saturday. Adem Bona and Andre Drummond will continue to cover most of the minutes at center in Embiid's absence.

Anunoby (toe) is officially questionable for Thursday's game against the Pistons, Steve Popper of Newsday reports.

Anunoby said after Wednesday's practice that he expects to play against Detroit, but the Knicks appear to want the veteran forward to test out his toe injury during shootaround Thursday before giving him the green light to play. With Anunoby at least looking to be on the right side of the questionable tag, Landry Shamet would likely have the most to lose from a fantasy standpoint Thursday.

Potter is listed as questionable for Thursday's game against Washington due to a sprained left ankle.

The Pacers begin a back-to-back set in Washington on Thursday night, and Potter is at risk of missing the front end because of an ankle injury. The fifth-year big man is averaging 8.9 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.5 assists across 21.4 minutes in his last eight appearances.

McConnell (hamstring) is listed as questionable for Thursday's game against the Wizards.

McConnell is still working through a right hamstring issue that forced him to miss the Pacers' win over the Nets on Feb. 11, which was Indiana's last game before the All-Star break. Kam Jones and Quenton Jackson would be in line for more minutes off the bench if McConnell is unable to suit up.