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Thompson (rest) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Grizzlies.

Thompson will sit out the Rockets' regular-season finale but should be able to return for the start of the postseason. The 23-year-old guard will end the regular season averaging career highs in points (18.3), assists (5.3), steals (1.5) and minutes (37.4), along with 7.8 rebounds and 0.6 blocks per game across a career-high 79 outings.

Siakam (ankle) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Pistons.

Siakam will miss his fifth consecutive game Sunday, and it'll be Micah Potter, Obi Toppin and Jalen Slawson helping pick up the slack in his absence. Siakam made it through 62 games in his age-31 season, posting averages of 24.0 points, 6.6 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 1.7 triples and 1.1 steals per contest.

Smith (rest) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against Memphis.

Smith will take a seat for Houston's regular-season finale but should be good to go for the start of the postseason. The fourth-year forward has taken a step forward on the offensive end in the 2025-26 campaign and will finish the regular season with averages of 15.8 points, 6.9 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 0.9 blocks in 35.1 minutes per contest across 77 games.

Sengun (rest) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against Memphis.

Sengun will sit out Houston's regular-season finale, but he should be able to return for the start of the postseason. The star big man will end the regular season with averages of 20.4 points, 8.9 rebounds, 6.2 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.1 blocks in 33.3 minutes per game across 72 appearances.

Horford (calf) registered 10 points (4-8 FG, 2-4 3Pt), two assists and one block in 18 minutes during Friday's 124-118 loss to the Kings.

Just as head coach Steve Kerr had promised heading into Friday's contest, Horford was on a restriction of 15-to-20 minutes and fell right between that range while suiting up for the first time since March 13. Though Horford didn't appear to have any setbacks in his return from the right soleus strain that kept him sidelined for 14 straight games, the Warriors may not have much motivation to aggressively ramp up his workload during Sunday's regular-season finale versus the Clippers. Golden State is already locked into the No. 10 seed and may prefer to preserve Horford's health heading into next week's Western Conference Play-In Tournament.

Durant (rest) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against Memphis.

Durant will take a seat for Sunday's regular-season finale, though he should be good to go for the postseason. The superstar forward will end the regular season with averages of 26.0 points, 5.5 rebounds, 4.8 assists, 0.9 blocks and 0.8 steals in 36.4 minutes per contest across 78 outings.

The Warriors list Richard (back) as questionable for Sunday's game against the Clippers.

After missing the Warriors' previous two games due to a bilateral low back strain, Richard took back a spot in the rotation in Friday's 124-118 loss to the Kings, but he saw the least amount of playing time of any of the 12 Golden State players who received minutes. He played just one brief shift at the end of the second quarter, then went unused for the entire second half. If he's cleared to play Sunday, Richard could see his minutes rise since the Warriors are locked into the No. 10 seed in the Western Conference and aren't likely to overextend most of their key contributors, but the rookie second-round pick looks as though he could be squeezed out of the rotation once the playoffs get underway.

McConnell (hamstring) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Pistons.

This will be McConnell's seventh straight game on the sidelines. He'll end his age-33 season with averages of 9.4 points, 5.1 assists and 1.0 steals per game.

Walker is questionable for Sunday's game against the Pistons due to a left foot sprain.

Walker must have tweaked his foot during Friday's loss to the 76ers and is now in danger of missing Sunday's regular-season finale. If he's forced to the sidelines, that would open up minutes for Jalen Slawson and Obi Toppin.

Smart (ankle) registered six points (2-5 FG, 0-2 3Pt, 2-2 FT), seven assists, five rebounds, two steals and one block across 18 minutes Friday in the Lakers' 101-73 win over the Suns.

Smart was able to return to action for the Lakers' penultimate game of the regular season after he had missed the team's prior nine games due to a right ankle contusion. Though Smart had been a regular starter prior to getting hurt, the Lakers deployed him off the bench Friday, likely in an effort to manage his minutes. The Lakers could keep Smart's workload in check once again in Sunday's contest versus the Jazz, but the veteran guard could move back into a 30-plus-minute starting role once the postseason gets underway and while Los Angeles remains without Luka Doncic (hamstring) and Austin Reaves (oblique).