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Reaves (oblique) is questionable for Sunday's Game 4 in Houston, Dan Woike of The Athletic reports.

If Reaves is cleared for Sunday's game, he'll likely have some sort of minutes restriction. His return would likely translate to fewer minutes for Rui Hachimura and Luke Kennard.

Booker (ankle) returned to Saturday's Game 3 of the Western Conference first-round series against the Thunder with 6:56 remaining in the third quarter, per the broadcast.

Booker appeared to injure his left ankle earlier in the quarter and hobbled to the locker room. However, the star guard returned to the court shortly thereafter, missing less than three minutes of game time.

Booker exited to the locker room in the third quarter of Saturday's Game 3 of the Western Conference first-round series against the Thunder due to an apparent left ankle injury, Hayden Cilley of ClutchPoints.com reports.

Booker appeared to trip and immediately grabbed his left ankle before hobbling to the locker room. If the star guard is unable to return, Grayson Allen will likely help pick up the slack.

Embiid (abdomen) is listed as doubtful for Sunday's Game 4 of the Eastern Conference first-round series against the Celtics.

Embiid participated in on-court work Saturday, though he's still expected to remain on the inactive list Sunday after undergoing an appendectomy April 10. If the star big man is ultimately ruled out, Adem Bona and Andre Drummond will likely continue splitting the center minutes.

Oubre is questionable for Sunday's Game 4 matchup with the Celtics due to right adductor soreness.

If Oubre needs to sit out Game 4, Dominick Barlow, Jabari Walker and Trendon Watford would have a chance to get back into the rotation. Check back for another update on Oubre's status closer to Sunday's tipoff.

Lawson (back) is listed as questionable for Sunday's Game 4 of the Eastern Conference first-round series against Cleveland.

Lawson popped up on the injury report because of back spasms. The 25-year-old logged 14 minutes in Game 1 of the series, though he recorded only seven total minutes in the last two contests, meaning his absence won't have much of an impact on the rotation.

Banchero finished with 25 points (6-17 FG, 2-5 3Pt, 11-14 FT), 12 rebounds, nine assists, three steals and two blocks across 38 minutes in Saturday's 113-105 win over Detroit in Game 3 of the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs.

Banchero easily had his best showing of this series by falling one assist short of a triple-double. With Orlando now leading the series 2-1, the 23-year-old will look to keep his club on track when the Magic and Pistons meet again for Game 4 on Monday night.

Huerter didn't return to Saturday's 113-105 loss to the Magic due to left hip soreness, finishing with zero points (0-2 FG, 0-1 3Pt), five assists, one rebound and one steal in 15 minutes.

Huerter finished the third quarter but did not play in the fourth due to the left hip issue. The 27-year-old swingman's next opportunity to play will come in Monday's Game 4 in Orlando, where the Pistons will look to even the series.

Huerter is questionable to return to Saturday's Game 3 of the Eastern Conference first-round series against the Magic due to left hip soreness.

Huerter finished the third quarter but is questionable to play in the fourth due to the hip issue. If he's unable to return, the swingman will finish with zero points (0-2 FG, 0-1 3Pt), five assists, one rebound and one steal in 15 minutes.

Mitchell will start Game 3 of the Western Conference first-round series against Phoenix on Saturday, Clemente Almanza of USA Today reports.

With Jalen Williams (hamstring) sidelined, Mitchell will enter the starting lineup. In 16 regular-season starts, the 23-year-old averaged 14.9 points, 3.6 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 0.3 blocks and 1.3 steals while shooting 41.7 percent from deep across 28.6 minutes.