NBA Player News

White (knee) is out for Thursday's game against the Thunder, Gary Washburn of The Boston Globe reports.

White will take a seat for Thursday's action after picking up a bruised right knee. Payton Pritchard appears in line to make the start at point guard with White out of commission.

Gordon (hamstring) is out for Thursday's game against the Spurs.

Gordon will get the night off after playing in the first leg of Denver's back-to-back Wednesday against Houston. The Nuggets figure to lean more heavily on Spencer Jones and Tim Hardaway in Gordon's absence.

Dosunmu (thumb) is questionable for Friday's game versus the Warriors.

Dosunmu sat out Wednesday's loss to the Clippers, which resulted in more minutes for Terrence Shannon and Kyle Anderson. It'll be more of the same if he's out again Friday.

Wembanyama (ankle) is out for Thursday's game against the Nuggets, Jared Weiss of The Athletic reports.

Wembanyama tested out his right ankle injury during warmups, but he's simply not feeling healthy enough to give it a go. Luke Kornet and Kelly Olynyk are candidates to start in Wembanyama's place.

Markkanen (hip) won't play Friday versus the Trail Blazers.

Markkanen is expected to be re-evaluated soon, but the fact that he's still getting ruled out 24 hours in advance of tipoff suggests he's still not close. Until the Jazz provide a meaningful update on where Markkanen is in his recovery, he should be viewed as week-to-week.

Murray (ankle) will play Thursday against the Spurs.

Murray carried a probable tag leading up to tipoff, and he's since been cleared to play after testing his ankle in pregame warmups. The Kentucky product is averaging 27.2 points, 3.4 rebounds and 5.6 assists in his previous five matchups.

George (hamstring) has been ruled out for Friday's game in Portland.

George suffered a right hamstring strain during Wednesday's loss to the Knicks, so it's not surprising at all to see him hit the sidelines for Thursday's game. Given the tricky nature of hamstring injuries, partnered with Utah's desire to try and keep their top-8 protected pick in the upcoming draft, this is something that could turn into a multi-game absence for George. Isaiah Collier will be the primary beneficiary while George is out.

Garland is out for Friday's game against the Bulls due to left toe injury management, Joey Linn of SI.com reports.

Garland will take a seat Friday after playing in three straight games for LA. The Clippers have shown a tendency to start Kris Dunn at point guard when Garland isn't available, so that option should be on the table versus Chicago.

Rupert will start Thursday versus Dallas.

Joining Rupert in the starting lineup for Thursday's game will be Javon Small, Jaylen Wells, GG Jackson and Olivier-Maxence Prosper. In Rupert's previous start this season, he finished with five points (2-6 FG, 1-3 3Pt, 0-2 FT), five rebounds, two steals and one turnover in 32 minutes.

Jackson will start Thursday's game against Dallas.

Jackson came off the bench Tuesday in Philly, but he'll rejoin the starting lineup Thursday evening, bumping Taylor Hendricks back to a reserve role. There will be plenty of minutes to go around for both Jackson and Hendricks considering Memphis has only seven active players for Thursday's matchup.